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Destra Insights

Oct 20, 2021, 4:59 PM
In today's relatively low yield environment, many income seekers are looking for more diversification. The hybrid nature of preferred stocks have historically exhibited low correlations to other major asset classes, making them an attractive diversifier to traditional and non traditional fixed-income asset classes.
Aug 13, 2021, 3:01 PM
In the preferred market, call protection allows investors to tolerate lower interest rates for a period of time without reinvestment risk – and we place a high value on call protection in process.
Jul 12, 2021, 3:00 PM
Inflation has been the talk of the town lately. With the increased vaccination rates in the US and the resulting reduction in Covid cases, the US economy has shown signs of a strong reopening move to start the year.
May 4, 2021, 5:33 PM
Over half of the preferred securities market is eligible for QDI treatment today. Utilizing QDI eligible preferred securities has the potential to enhance after tax income and total return which can be a very under-appreciated benefit of investing in preferred securities. To learn more about the tax advantages of QDI, please watch the below video.
Apr 1, 2021, 7:45 PM
Preferreds offer investors a number of different potential benefits. Read about the 3 most important ones.
Feb 18, 2021, 5:03 PM
After significantly underperforming their fixed-rate counterparts during the first half of 2020, fixed-float preferreds have nearly closed the gap, particularly with a strong fourth quarter showing.
Jan 28, 2021, 2:26 PM
Preferred stocks may offer potential tax advantages for investors, with high current income both before and after taxes. Preferreds can offer this due to the fact that many of them qualify as being QDI1-eligible. This means that their dividends are taxed at the dividend tax rate, not as ordinary income.
Aug 21, 2020, 5:48 PM
When searching for consistent yield and income, many investors turn to well known asset classes like dividend producing equities, government bonds and municipal bonds. Investors may be well served by also considering preferreds, when looking for stable, higher yields.
Jul 30, 2020, 11:37 AM
On June 25, the Federal Reserve released its 2020 large-bank Stress Test results. For the most part, they were as expected given the severity of the current healthcare crisis and global economic slowdown.
Mar 16, 2020, 7:55 PM
A brief update on the preferred securities market from the team at Flaherty & Crumrine, Incorporated.