Preferred Share Basics . Preference shares act as a hybrid between common stocks and bond issues. As with any produced good or service, corporations issue preferred shares because consumers ...

The journal entries to record this share issue are to debit cash by $5,000, credit common stock by $250 -- 25 cents multiplied by 1,000 -- and credit paid-in capital by $4,750, which is $4.75 ...

Eagle Point Credit's Q2 earnings update shows significant developments. Read why I decided to sell shares of ECC, now investing only in the preferred shares.

Companies with high growth expectations and subpar credit ratings typically issue convertible bonds, giving them access to money for expansion for less than they would have to pay for conventional ...

Because preferred shares have known disadvantages for investors, companies almost always offer high interest rates to sell them. In the first half of 2013, long-term investment grade corporate ...

A common question I get as a partner at an investment fund is whether startups should offer preferred shares in their first round of financing or stick with common shares only.