iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF·Financial Services

Rates are stuck, and most high-yield investors are positioned all wrong. I provide a detailed sector-by-sector breakdown of exactly where smart money is moving right now, including specific blue-chip picks trading at deep discounts. I also detail my disciplined capital recycling approach to accelerate my income and total return compounding in the current environment.

SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (NASDAQ: PFF) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 322,578 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,987,000. SG

Two fundamentally strong investments now yield over 10%. Both of these 10%+ yielders have track records of outperformance and sustainable dividends. ARCC is trading at its deepest discount in years, and PFFA has managed to grow its payout for years despite being stuffed with fixed-income securities.

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (NASDAQ: PFF - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 11,580,569 shares, an increase of 51.5% from the February 12th total of 7,644,392 shares. Based on an average daily volume

Most investors chase yield and quietly destroy their retirement income in the process. A surprisingly simple portfolio structure can produce 7%+ income without excessive risk. The strategy combines three powerful income engines most investors rarely use correctly.

Retirement income planning used to be simple: buy bonds, collect coupons, live on the interest.
The iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated preferred and hybrid securities.
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