03-29-2008, 07:25 PM
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 Re: Preferred income funds...safe or just gift wrapped junk bonds? V wrote: - quote - > http://www.nuveen.com/etf/products/fqf.aspx?fundid=JTP
Risk follows reward. The 10 year treasury yields 3.5%. My bank is> They seem well diversified and the credits are decent quality. > What do you think about preferred income funds...safe or just gift > wrapped junk bonds? willing to lend me money at 4% secured by a house with low debt to equity. This fund has a distribution rate of 9.3%, which has to tell you something. Joe ------ Misc.invest.financial-plan is a moderated newsgroup where Moderators strive to keep the conversations on-topic for financial planning. Other posting guidelines include a request for brevity and another for trimming posts to which we respond. For all of the other tips and suggestions, see "FROM THE MODERATORS: Posting to misc.invest.financial-plan", a weekly post now on the Newsgroup. |
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03-29-2008, 05:01 PM
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| Preferred income funds...safe or just gift wrapped junk bonds? http://www.nuveen.com/etf/products/fqf.aspx?fundid=JTP They seem well diversified and the credits are decent quality. What do you think about preferred income funds...safe or just gift wrapped junk bonds? ------ Misc.invest.financial-plan is a moderated newsgroup where Moderators strive to keep the conversations on-topic for financial planning. Other posting guidelines include a request for brevity and another for trimming posts to which we respond. For all of the other tips and suggestions, see "FROM THE MODERATORS: Posting to misc.invest.financial-plan", a weekly post now on the Newsgroup. |
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