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To: Sergio H who wrote (11429)	4/2/2012 10:17:11 PM
From: chowder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34328

Sergio, we don't own preferred's because their dividends don't grow. We're not as concerned about immediate income as we are about growing the income over the years. The goal is to double the income every 7 years or so. I don't own BDC's because I don't know anything about them and I don't care to learn. Ha! We do own REIT's. My Son has O and HCN in his Roth. I own O, NNN and HCN in my portfolios. Every portfolio I manage has O in it.

To: Sergio H who wrote (11429)	4/19/2012 7:12:35 AM
From: Ditchdigger	Respond to of 34328

PBCT " The Board of Directors of People's United Financial voted to increase the common stock dividend to an annual rate of $0.64 per share. Based on the closing stock price on April 18, 2012, the dividend yield on People's United Financial common stock is 5.0 percent. The quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share is payable May 15, 2012 to shareholders of record on May 1, 2012." Looks like they missed estimates, but "During the first quarter of 2012 the Company repurchased 4.5 million shares of People's United Financial common stock at a total cost of $56 million. Under the existing stock repurchase authorization, 13.5 million shares of common stock remain available to repurchase."