BofA Trust Preferreds Tempt Investors With Yields Rivaling Junk
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Investors reaching for yield are finding it in an unlikely place: battered financial companies.
Bank of America Corp., the worst performer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average last year, has trust preferreds yielding 8.7 percent, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The securities, known as TruPS, combine characteristics of debt and equity.