Sentences with phrase «than common stocks»

Their dividends are usually qualified dividends, which get taxed at a lower tax rate, their yield is usually higher than common stock yields, and they may provide less share price volatility.

REITs generate higher dividends than the common stocks, bonds, and the bank investments.

This leads to higher recovery rates than common stock, while at the same time offering much lower default rates compared to high - yield bonds.

Generally preferred shares have more security than common stock when it comes to payment of dividends and return of original capital.

You need to understand the understand the compound interest math, and also how to interpret complex securities that come in far more flavors than common stocks.

Ever wondered why people are much less likely to panic sell real estate than their common stocks?

Our standards for investing in the common stocks of high - tech companies are quite different than our standards for investing in the common stocks of real estate companies or banks; and the criteria we use in investing in distress credits are quite different than our common stock criteria because in the case of common stocks, we restrict investments to companies with strong financial positions while in the case of distress credits, corporate balance sheets are almost always very weak.

Although the long - term returns on real estate are less than common stocks as a class (because an apartment building can't keep expanding), real estate can throw off large amounts of cash relative to your investment.

While convertible securities tend to provide higher yields than common stocks, the higher yield may not protect against the risk of loss or mitigate any loss associated with a convertible security's price decline.

Preferred stock is better than common stock, because holders of preferred stock receive preferential treatment in the event of a liquidation of the business.

Preferred stock: Stock that typically pays a dividend to its holder and usually includes more rights than common stock does (but in a bankruptcy situation is considered junior to all debt).

Preferred Stock: has a higher claim on assets and earnings than common stock.

Preferred stock, which is what investors buy, is often priced differently than common stock, which is what is granted to employees.

Is there a large spread between the two values because the preferred stock is much more attractive than the common stock, or because the 409a valuation was somehow too conservative?

Preferreds are hybrid securities that behave more like bonds than common stocks.

Preferred stock typically carries a fixed dividend paid quarterly and can denote a greater ownership than common stock holders.

Preferred stocks offer greater protection than common stocks if the company claims bankruptcy.

Because corporate bonds require a little bit more work to purchase than a common stock (which can be done with a few clicks of a mouse in your online investment account), you'll generally need to go through a broker or your financial adviser to add bonds to your portfolio.

Indeed, investment - grade corporates with near - record premiums arguably offer better return potential than common stocks, especially relative to their risks.

And I've got just the ticket — that fund I mentioned earlier, which is throwing off a gaudy 7.4 % dividend now, trades at a nice discount (more on that below) and has delivered a stellar return with much less volatility than common stocks.

Preferred stock is different than common stock.

Preferred Market Overview With interest rates continuing to remain at historic lows, investors have been looking for investments that offer higher yields than common stocks and bonds.

CC — good point that stocks would also receive a boost from falling rates, but I still think the rate sensitivity of bonds and preferred shares would be higher than common stocks.

Preferred stock: Preferred stock is a little more exotic than common stock in this way: preferred stockholders generally have no voting rights; however they generally profit more based on the fact that dividend payments are somewhat more structured than common stock.