Monday, January 4, 2016

Preferred Stock Vs. Common Stock Performance For 2015

The common stock market, as reflected by the S&P 500 Index, was unable to gain traction last year. While the overall value of common stocks lost 0.7 percent during 2015, the value of high quality preferred stocks increased by 0.6 percent. Common stock dividends offered an average of 2.05 percent in dividend yield to shareholders, while high quality preferred stocks offered an average of 6.6 percent...

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