Data Sources
The best free online source for preferred stock information is www.quantumonline.com. It provides valuable data-including latest credit rating, call dates, and tax status-and links to original prospectuses and the latest quotes. Flaherty & Crumrine manage a very helpful online guide as well: www.preferredstockguide.com.
Every week, Barron's publishes the only print table of 800 preferred prices and current yields. While it doesn't differentiate by preferred types, scanning these pages is very useful in getting a sense of the preferred market.
On the brokerage side, UBS Wealth Management Research generates regular reports on preferreds and maintains a comprehensive database on outstanding preferreds for clients of the bank.