Preferred Stock of Financially Strong Firms Sometimes Sells at Lower

question 49

Essay

Preferred stock of financially strong firms sometimes sells at lower yields than the bonds of those firms. For weaker firms, the preferred stock has a higher yield. What might explain this pattern?

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