preferred stock
noun
: stock guaranteed priority by a corporation's charter over common stock in the payment of dividends and usually in the distribution of assets
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Another risk to consider is that investors holding preferred stock have lower seniority than bondholders in a company’s capital structure.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Buffett first invested in America’s second-largest bank when Berkshire bought $5 billion worth of preferred stock in 2011, a vote of confidence in CEO Brian Moynihan’s ability to lead the lender’s recovery following the 2008 financial crisis.
—Bygreg McKenna, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
Buffett famously bought $5 billion worth of BofA’s preferred stock and warrants in 2011 in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
—Hakyung Kim,brian Evans, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
Asia’s tech stocks have taken a hit from the recent tech sell-off, but UBS sees promise in the sector, naming its most — and least — preferred stocks in it.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Buffett first invested in America’s second-largest bank when Berkshire bought $5 billion worth of preferred stock in 2011, a vote of confidence in CEO Brian Moynihan’s ability to lead the lender’s recovery following the 2008 financial crisis.
—Bygreg McKenna, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
Buffett famously bought $5 billion worth of BofA’s preferred stock and warrants in 2011 in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
—Hakyung Kim,brian Evans, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
Asia’s tech stocks have taken a hit from the recent tech sell-off, but UBS sees promise in the sector, naming its most — and least — preferred stocks in it.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Preferred stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferred%20stock. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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