Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Securities Income Fund offers a 6.8% yield and monthly distributions, appealing to income-focused investors. FFC's recent performance improved after the Fed's rate cut, ...

When traders think of the U.S. financial sector, they often default to banks. But the sector encompasses a far broader range of businesses—including asset managers, insurers, broker-dealers, hedge ...

Mortgage rates dropped this week to their lowest level in more than a year, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the ...

Floating-rate funds can provide income investors with diversification and some protection from interest rate risk. They can ...

All major U.S. stock indices improved more than 1.5% on Aug. 22, 2025, following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s latest hint at a possible cut in the nation’s interest rate next month.