RE: national preferreds pay between 6% and 9%Same tired old SPAM post they have been making for ages. Preferred are not a safe investment for most people. These are resetable prefereds. I this low interest envoironment you are going to get killed on the next reset. Below is from a recent NAtional Bank announcement. If they were reset today they would be even lower becasue the 5 year Canada Bond rate is .38% today, so 2.63%, not the 6 to 9% these idiots are pumping.
Holders of Series 32 Preferred Shares, should any remain outstanding after February 15, 2020, will be entitled to receive fixed rate non-cumulative preferential cash dividends on a quarterly basis, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of the Bank and subject to the provisions of the Bank Act (Canada). The dividend rate for the five-year period commencing on February 16, 2020 and ending on February 15, 2025 will be 3.839%, being equal to the sum of the five-year Government of Canada Bond yield (1.589%) plus 2.25%, as determined in accordance with the terms of the Series 32 Preferred Shares.
Holders of Series 33 Preferred Shares, should any be issued on February 15, 2020, will be entitled to receive floating rate non-cumulative preferential cash dividends on a quarterly basis, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of the Bank and subject to the provisions of the Bank Act (Canada). The dividend rate for the three-month period commencing on February 16, 2020 and ending on May 15, 2020, will be 3.898%, being equal to the sum of the 90-day Government of Canada Treasury Bill yield (1.648%) plus 2.25%, calculated on the basis of actual number of days elapsed in such quarterly floating rate period divided by 365, as determined in accordance with the terms of the Series 33 Preferred Shares.