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The article discusses the rate from preferred stocks of high-paying hybrid securities offered to income seekers including great deals of yield averages. Topics include the meaning of preferred stocks, assurance of preferred dividends, and comparison on preferreds with more tax efficient compared to bonds.

The article discusses the report from the U.S. Treasury Department which shows the downturn of long-term bond yields below short-term yields. It mentions that when the yields on short-term debt exceed those on longer-term bonds, it is said to be inverted which is also considered as a recession indicator based on the policy from the U.S. Federal Reserve. According to chief investment strategist Sam Stovall of research firm CFRA that the longest economic expansion in history will be in July 2019.

The article discusses the steps to ensure the returns on investment. Topics mentioned include to establish a mix of stocks and bonds in the changes of asset-allocation plan for investment, to rebalance the portfolio for domestic and international holdings and to manage the diversified stock fund with similar funds..

The article discusses aspects of the negative returns for bonds with low interest rates in the U.S. It examines the influence of low inflation to the economic growth due to the backtrack of the bonds. It also stresses the gap between the treasury yields and the emerging-markets debt as well as the investment trusts and energy partnerships.

An interview with Kathy Jones, fixed-income strategist at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, is presented. Topics discussed by Jones include the low yields and 0% rates of new individual (I)-bonds in the U.S. in 2015, the negative yields in Europe, and the plan of the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise the interest rates to attract overseas money.

The article discusses the investments of exchange-traded fund (ETF) in income-oriented closed-end funds that sell at bargain prices. It mentions that the ETF holds funds that sell options against their holdings as well as holds closed-ends that own high-quality bonds. Charts are offered depicting PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio fund, conservative-allocation ETFs, and high-yield bond ETFs.

The article discusses the concept of ultra-short bond funds which offer an opportunity to earn a better yield without incurring much more risk. It mentions the investment of Baird Ultra Short Bond Investor in short-term Treasury bonds and low-risk corporate bonds and mortgages. Charts are also offered of top-yielding money market accounts, top-yielding certificates of deposit and low-rate credit cards.

The article evaluates the feasibility of investing in U.S.-based Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (Pimco). Topics covered include the move of Pimco co-founder to Janus Global Unconstrained Bond, rate of return from Pimco funds and the suggestion to consider investments in Osterweis Strategic Income and Metropolitan West Unconstrained Bond.