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To: Paxb2u who wrote (14159)	2/3/2013 1:37:03 PM
From: Steve Felix	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

Definitely no more immunity than the market overall. I suspect that preferreds and high yield would get hit more. More important is the preferreds continue to pay. I suspect that it is a long time before we can get those rates. Since I am concentrating on the income, the portfolio value doesn't mean as much, other than the fact that when I started this three years ago I stated that over any length of time dividend stocks would beat the market. I suspect that to be the same even if interest rates rise. Not every year, but over time. Miller Howard wasn't happy in the last year because they trailed the averages. Their long term returns tell the true tale. Could be it is my turn in the barrel. The year is young yet. Maybe if not now, when interest rates rise. Best to worst annual return: 2010 - Me - Naz - S+P - DOW 2011 - DOW - ME - S+P - NAZ 2012 - Naz - Me - S+P - DOW I start the year with a much higher yield than any of the averages. Seems logical that I would do best every year, but Mr. Market has his ways of humbling everyone sooner or later. I don't think I am immune to that.