are shares that pay dividends at a specified rate. (When a company’s directors declare a new dividend rate in the common stock, it does not affect preferred stock.) Preferred stock takes precedence over common stock in the payment of dividends and liquidation of assets. Preferred stock does not usually confer voting rights for its shareholders. (See also Common Stock.)
Investor's Digest of Canada •2022-12-07 •
Your grandfather’s bonds were bought to provide safe, secure income with the added bonus of security of principal upon maturity. However, like black licorice made from licorice root, those days Read More
The MoneyLetter •2015-02-25 •
“As a technical analyst, I tend to avoid making longer-term predictions about markets, sectors or commodity prices. I find that forecasting market movements or events out beyond a few months Read More
Canadian Mutual Fund Adviser •2014-11-18 •
Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, offer low-cost exposure to indexes and sub-indexes on many stock markets throughout the world. In Canada, there are 340 exchange-traded products listed on the Toronto Stock Read More
Investor's Digest of Canada •2014-09-10 •
Sometimes things just go on and on and on. Take, for example, the loonie’s duel with the greenback.
So observes Keith Richards, Barrie, Ontario-based portfolio manager of Value Trend/Wealth Management, who Read More
Investor's Digest of Canada •2014-03-19 •
– Analysts: Bill Schmitz Jr./Eric Katzman, Deutsche Bank
PepsiCo Inc.’s (PEP-NYSE, $76.69, Consumer Products Sector) product portfolio is “a tale of two cities”, with beverages struggling as snacks thrive, according to Read More
