Feb 10 - Preferred stock distributions that you receive from a REIT throughout the year are taxed as what kind of income?" Jan 10 - How many months does it take, with an average dividend return of 8%, to reach the point of "self-funding?" Dec 09 - If you purchase a preferred stock on the last day of its dividend quarter, how many days of dividend income do you get? Nov 09 - Will the market price of a preferred stock rise or fall toward $25 as the call date approaches? Oct 09 - During these market conditions, how do I figure out which specific preferred stocks to buy? Sep 09 - By what date do I have to purchase a preferred stock to be sure that I get the next dividend? Aug 09 - Which of these CDx3 Preferred Stocks provides the best overall annual return? Jul 09 - Which preferred stock is most likely to be called first? Jun 09 - When can I exchange my Citi preferreds for common stock shares? May 09 - Since new preferred stock issues have been slow this year, is there anything to buy? Apr 09 - Can the issuing company buy their own callable preferred shares at today's low prices or do they have to call them at $25 per share? Mar 09 - The government is now giving big banks a 'stress test.' Will these banks be allowed to fail if they fail the test? Feb 09 - What is the Target Sell Price and how do I use it? Jan 09 - Why Do Some Of The Preferreds From The Protected Sixteen Have Much Higher Yields Than Others? Dec 08 - How long will the U.S. Treasury "protect" these banks? Nov 08 - How do I get back issues of the free monthly newsletter? I'm interested in how the system has performed over the past few months. Oct 08 - Typing a preferred stock symbol into a service like MarketWatch often comes up empty; what's the problem? Sep 08 - I keep reading about bank failures. Are banks that issue CDx3 Preferred Stock failing? Aug 08 - Is there a way to tell if a company might stop paying dividends? Jul 08 - How do I know which companies to stay away from? Jun 08 - How is a new CDx3 Preferred Stock created? What's the process? May 08 - Do the dividends generated by preferred stocks 'compound' like interest in a bank CD? Apr 08 - What is the difference between yield and effective annual return? Why not just chase the highest yield? Mar 08 - When I purchase a preferred stock, do I get to keep the entire quarterly dividend or do I have to split it with the seller like bonds? Feb 08 - Why have no CDx3 Preferred Stocks been "called" recently? Jan 08 - Does a preferred stock have to be a new issue to be a 'CDx3 Preferred Stock' or do you also consider older preferred stocks?