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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Essentially, the federal government infused capital into the GSEs, first $100 billion then $200 billion, to keep them afloat by buying preferred stock in the companies.
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Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Preferred Stock #3: First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (FPF)
Most preferred stocks are perpetual in nature.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Within the technology, media and telecommunications sector, one of Roth’s preferred stocks was ride-hailing platform Uber Technologies.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
Conversely, during a wind-down, the preferred stock might hold greater value due to its priority in receiving proceeds.
—Meenal Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Preferred Stock #3: First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund (FPF)
Most preferred stocks are perpetual in nature.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Within the technology, media and telecommunications sector, one of Roth’s preferred stocks was ride-hailing platform Uber Technologies.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
Conversely, during a wind-down, the preferred stock might hold greater value due to its priority in receiving proceeds.
—Meenal Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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“Preferred stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferred%20stock. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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