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RAIT Financial Trust Declares Second Quarter 2013 Preferred Dividends

Business Wire (Tue, 2:24PM)
RAIT Financial Trust's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 2 • 2 Comments
RAIT Financial Trust Announces First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
Billionaire Noam Gottesman's Long-Term, High-Dividend Picks
Insider Monkey • Thu, Apr 25 • 5 Comments
RAIT Financial Trust Schedules First Quarter 2013 Financial Results Release Date and Conference Call

Business Wire (Apr 18, 2013)
Mortgage REITs: Sell In May? Not If Spreads Hold Up
Dividend Living • Thu, Apr 4 • 22 Comments
RAIT Financial Trust Announces Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option

Business Wire (Apr 2, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Prices and Upsizes Public Offering of Common Stock

Business Wire (Mar 28, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Announces Public Offering of Common Stock

Business Wire (Mar 27, 2013)
A Progress Report On The RAIT Financial Trust
Thomas Sobon • Thu, Mar 21 • 9 Comments
Desperately Seeking Yield Through Equities Redux: Part 9 - Dividend Anticipation Strategy
Philip Mause • Mon, Mar 18 • 7 Comments
RAIT Financial Trust Increases First Quarter Cash Dividend on its Common Shares

Business Wire (Mar 18, 2013)
RAIT's Turnaround Gains Momentum
Thomas Sobon • Fri, Feb 15 • 32 Comments
RAIT Financial Trust's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 13
RAIT Financial Trust Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012 Financial Results

Business Wire (Feb 13, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Declares First Quarter 2013 Preferred Dividends

Business Wire (Jan 29, 2013)
Non-Agency Mortgage REITs: Part 8 - Preferred Stock
Philip Mause • Sat, Jan 26 • 30 Comments
RAIT Financial Trust Schedules Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012 Financial Results Release Date and Conference Call

Business Wire (Jan 25, 2013)
Our Best-of-the-Best Dividend Portfolio Update
Stanley Barton • Fri, Jan 25 • 32 Comments
RAIT Financial Trust Announces Tax Treatment of Dividends in 2012

Business Wire (Jan 18, 2013)

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A Progress Report On The RAIT Financial Trust
Thomas Sobon • Thu, Mar 21 • 9 Comments
RAIT's Turnaround Gains Momentum
Thomas Sobon • Fri, Feb 15 • 32 Comments
What Can Go Right With The RAIT Financial Trust
Thomas Sobon • Thu, Nov 1, 2012 • 23 Comments
Commercial Mortgage REITs: The Jungle Is Dark But Full Of Diamonds
Philip Mause • Sun, Feb 19, 2012 • 14 Comments
RAIT Financial Trust: Darkness At Dawn
Philip Mause • Fri, Feb 10, 2012 • 23 Comments
Can You Trust RAIT Financial?
Suman Chatterjee • Wed, Nov 9, 2011 • 1 Comment
What Caused RAIT Financial Trust's Stock to Drop?
jsIRA • Mon, Aug 16, 2010 • 7 Comments
Why RAIT Financial Trust Looks Like a Comfy Investment
jsIRA • Sun, Apr 25, 2010 • 18 Comments
RAIT: From Rocky to Roaring
Patrick Harden • Wed, May 7, 2008

Billionaire Noam Gottesman's Long-Term, High-Dividend Picks
Insider Monkey • Thu, Apr 25 • 5 Comments
Mortgage REITs: Sell In May? Not If Spreads Hold Up
Dividend Living • Thu, Apr 4 • 22 Comments
Desperately Seeking Yield Through Equities Redux: Part 9 - Dividend Anticipation Strategy
Philip Mause • Mon, Mar 18 • 7 Comments
Non-Agency Mortgage REITs: Part 8 - Preferred Stock
Philip Mause • Sat, Jan 26 • 30 Comments
Our Best-of-the-Best Dividend Portfolio Update
Stanley Barton • Fri, Jan 25 • 32 Comments
Non-Agency Mortgage REITs: Part 4 - The Recovery Room
Philip Mause • Mon, Jan 14 • 17 Comments
Dividend Reinvesting: One Of The Easiest Ways To Build A Retirement Nest Egg
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These High-Yield Stocks Go Ex-Dividend Next Week (10/8-10/14)
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Stanley Barton • Fri, Jul 6, 2012 • 16 Comments
Discovered: The Last Undervalued Apartment REITs
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RAIT Financial Trust's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 2 • 2 Comments
RAIT Financial Trust's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 13
RAIT Financial Trust CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 25, 2012
RAIT Financial Trust's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 26, 2012
RAIT's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 3, 2012 • 1 Comment
RAIT's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 9, 2012
RAIT Financial Trust's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Oct 28, 2011
RAIT Financial Trust CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jul 29, 2011
RAIT Financial Trust CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Apr 29, 2011
RAIT Financial Trust CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 10, 2011
RAIT Financial Trust CEO Discusses Q3 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 • 2 Comments
RAIT Financial Trust Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Jul 23, 2010
RAIT Financial Trust Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 29, 2010
RAIT Financial Trust Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Feb 19, 2010
RAIT Financial Trust Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Nov 4, 2009
RAIT Financial Trust Q2 2009 Earnings Transcript
Thu, Aug 6, 2009
RAIT Financial Trust Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, May 6, 2009
RAIT Financial Trust Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Feb 26, 2009
RAIT Financial Trust Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 20, 2008
RAIT Financial Trust Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, May 15, 2008

RAIT Financial Trust Declares Second Quarter 2013 Preferred Dividends

Business Wire (Tue, 2:24PM)
RAIT Financial Trust Announces First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Schedules First Quarter 2013 Financial Results Release Date and Conference Call

Business Wire (Apr 18, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Announces Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option

Business Wire (Apr 2, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Prices and Upsizes Public Offering of Common Stock

Business Wire (Mar 28, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Announces Public Offering of Common Stock

Business Wire (Mar 27, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Increases First Quarter Cash Dividend on its Common Shares

Business Wire (Mar 18, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012 Financial Results

Business Wire (Feb 13, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Declares First Quarter 2013 Preferred Dividends

Business Wire (Jan 29, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Schedules Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2012 Financial Results Release Date and Conference Call

Business Wire (Jan 25, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Announces Tax Treatment of Dividends in 2012

Business Wire (Jan 18, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Announces Full Exercise of Underwriters’ Option

Business Wire (Jan 14, 2013)
RAIT Financial Trust Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock

Business Wire (Dec 18, 2012)
RAIT Financial Trust Announces Public Offering of Common Stock

Business Wire (Dec 17, 2012)
RAIT Financial Trust Announces New $150 Million Facility with Credit Suisse Affiliate to Finance RAIT’s Bridge Lending Business

Business Wire (Dec 17, 2012)
RAIT Financial Trust Increases Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend on its Common Shares

Business Wire (Dec 12, 2012)
RAIT Financial Trust Announces Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Business Wire (Oct 25, 2012)
RAIT Financial Trust Declares Fourth Quarter 2012 Preferred Dividends

Business Wire (Oct 23, 2012)
RAIT Financial Trust Schedules Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results Release Date and Conference Call

Business Wire (Oct 15, 2012)
RAIT Financial Trust Announces $100 Million Capital Commitment from Almanac Realty Investors

Business Wire (Oct 1, 2012)

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Company Description

RAIT Financial Trust uses its vertically integrated platform to invest in, manage and service real estate-related assets with a focus on commercial real estate. We offer a comprehensive set of debt financing options to the commercial real estate industry along with fixed income trading and... More

Sector: Financial

Industry: REIT - Diversified

Country: United States

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Thursday, May 2, 11:57 AM More on RAIT Financial Trust (RAS -1.7%) earnings: AFFO of $0.31 up 47.6% Y/Y. Revenue of $58.3M up 27%. Rental income of $27.2M up 9%. Effective rent/unit up 4%. $94.9M of loans funded, just $41.4M of conduit loans sold, generating fees of $3.1M. Adjusted book value/share of $6.28. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Thursday, May 2, 10:55 AM RAIT Financial (RAS): Q1 FFO of $0.31 misses by $0.03. Revenue of $58.3M beats by $26.3M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials]
Monday, March 18, 8:22 AM RAIT Financial Trust (RAS) declares $0.12/share quarterly dividend, 20% increase from prior dividend of $0.10. Forward yield 6.49%. For shareholders of record Apr. 03. Payable Apr. 30. Ex-div date Apr. 01. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Wednesday, February 13, 8:21 AM RAIT Financial Trust (RAS): Q4 FFO of $0.33 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $30M in-line. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: VNDA +26%. ARB +24%. NOK +5%.
Losers: AWRE -24%. GALE -20%. GTAT -14%. RAS -6%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, December 17, 2012, 5:36 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: DFS +2.4%. TWO +2.3%. BAC +2.1%. UNIS +1.8%. RF +1.1%.
After-hours top losers: PHG -6%. RAS -5.5%. RMTI -3.4%. NWY -2.8%. UVXY -1.8%. Comment! [On the Move]
Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 4:47 PM RAIT Investment Trust (RAS) declares $0.10/share quarterly dividend, 11% increase from prior dividend of $0.09. Forward yield 7.17%. For shareholders of record Jan. 16. Payable Jan. 31. Ex-div date Jan. 14. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 4:37 PM RAIT Investment Trust (RAS) declares $0.09/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 6.88%. For shareholders of record Oct 11. Payable Oct 31. Ex-div date Oct 09. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 9:05 AM Premarket gainers: VRML +14%. HNR +12%. CYTK +10%. NBG +8%. MWW +7%.
Losers: ONTY -40%. ZLTQ -14%. AEZS -12%. NTRI -11%. KERX -8%. RAS -6%. VVUS -6%. CNX -5%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, March 5, 2012, 4:26 PM RAIT Financial Trust (RAS) -4.9% AH after announcing a 6.95M share stock offering, good for proceeds of $38.4M based on today's close. RAIT only says it intends to use the proceeds to "make investments relating to its business and for general corporate purposes." Comment! [Financials, On the Move]
Friday, November 25, 2011, 12:13 PM RAIT Financial Trust (RAS +1.8%) gains after announcing it's entered into a new $150M facility with Barclays Capital. The company intends to use the facility to finance Commercial Backed Mortgage Securities and eligible commercial real estate loans. Comment! [Financials, On the Move]
Friday, April 29, 2011, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: SPWRA +40%. SPWRB +39%. SWKS +14%. GT +13%. CSTR +9%. SONC +8%. AXL +6%. JKS +6%. CIGX +5%. TSL +5%. LDK +4%. FSLR +5%. STP +4%. JASO +4%. JASO +4%. YGE +4%. SOL +3%. CAT +3%. LEG +3%. NBG +3%.
Losers: KND -15%. RIMM -14%. ONTY -14%. IM -7%. RAS -6%. MTW -5%. VFC -4%. CMLP -4%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, January 10, 2011, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: PLA +17%. CNXT +16%. SNN +12%. LDK +9%. RAS +6%. ACW +5%. LXRX +5%. SPWRA +5%. XING +5%. INHX +5%. AVL +4%. SLE +4%. SHZ +4%. REE +4%. SOL +4%.
Losers: STRA -26%. APOL -9%. COCO -8%. CTIC -6%. ROVI -5%. FCEL -5%. IDX -4%. AIB -4%. Comment!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: MBI +8%. FOSL +6%. ABAT +6%. PPCO +6%.
Losers: ABK -26%. CVBF -18%. MR -16%. FEED -13%. NUAN -10%. RAS -9%. CPLP -7%. AIB -7%. IRE -5%. YRCW -5%. NBG -5%. DPTR -4%. JASO -5%. TSEM -4%. CUK -4%. QGEN -4%. ING -4%. Comment!
Friday, July 23, 2010, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: KWK +17%. ARMH +12%. CRBC +11%. RAS +10%. ETFC +9%. F +5%. SCCO +5%. VZ +4%.
Losers: BEC -17%. AMZN -11%. SNV -7%. ERIC -6%. SNDK -5%. Comment!
Friday, April 30, 2010, 9:00 AM Premarket gainers: APKT +27%. PWER +22%. CSTR +22%. CSUN +10%. AERG +8%. JRCC +8%. DNDN +7%. YRCW +7%. SWKS +5%. DHI +5%. AIXG +5%. VSEA +5%. KERX +4%. RAS +4%. VCLK +4%.
Losers: ATHN -20%. MFE -11%. APPY -9%. WFR -8%. AXL -6%. BCS -6%. NMM -6%. GS -5%. FEN -5%. ATPG -4%. RIG -4%. HAL -4%. Comment!

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$PCC $KYN and $RAS are the highest yielding stocks with recent dividend growth - http://stks.co/r6LM - 20 stocks with 3.11% average yield
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$TK $RSE amd $RAS are the best yielding ex-dividend stocks for tomorrow + http://stks.co/iIxJ
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The_American
As low interest rates stay REITs MLPs are paying nice yield AMLP ETFs :on PBR PTR XOM KO GE REIT :on RSO NLY AGNC RAS NCT CIM : GLD SLV NUGT
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NLY AGNC NRF IVR CMO MFA RSO CIM NCT ABR RAS many various REITs can be great for yield AMLP ETF for MLPs : GLD SLV SIVR SLVP GDX GDXJ NUGT X
9/24/12
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DUK ED SO AMLP XLE DUK is a LT buy on dips and diverse with strong rental markets some great REITs RSO NRF NLY AGNC ARR RAS XLE PBR on Yield
6/29/12
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Patrick Harden
Russell indexes to eliminate securities producing unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) or excess inclusion income (EII). RAS SFI IVR
5/31/12
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Patrick Harden: ITG just came out with new expectations. RAS is no longer included. At risk are CODI, DX, and LXP. DX and LXP have addressed the issue.
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Michael Bryant
RAIT Financial Trust (RAS) & Wendy's (WEN) insider buying seems worth noting, but are they desperation buys? http://bit.ly/Af62Dl
3/17/12
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Michael Bryant: I agree, but the coffee, Frappe, and shakes rule.
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gmirth
RAS will break out past $6 by March 10th
2/24/12
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Michael Bryant
Real estate investment trust RAIT Financial Trust (RAS) is going higher. How often can you buy a 4% stock for $6? http://yhoo.it/z8YniN=
1/20/12
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The_American
Wilbur Ross in invested BIG in XCO and WFT it cheap. I think asset back REITs are a buy NRF RAS BXMT do your homework but RSO & GRT doing fine
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Russell indexes to eliminate securities producing unrelated business taxable income (UBTI) or excess inclusion income (EII). RAS SFI IVR
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Patrick Harden: ITG just came out with new expectations. RAS is no longer included. At risk are CODI, DX, and LXP. DX and LXP have addressed the issue.
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RAIT Financial Trust (RAS) & Wendy's (WEN) insider buying seems worth noting, but are they desperation buys? http://bit.ly/Af62Dl
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Michael Bryant: I agree, but the coffee, Frappe, and shakes rule.
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