{"id":50315,"date":"2019-05-06T22:26:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T02:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=50315"},"modified":"2025-10-15T22:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T02:27:22","slug":"may-6-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prefblog.com\/?p=50315","title":{"rendered":"May 6, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some might be interested in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investmentexecutive.com\/newspaper_\/brokerage-report-card\/a-banner-year-for-brokerage-advisors\/\">Investment Executive Brokerage Report Card<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Not surprisingly, the strong growth in advisors\u2019 businesses flowed through to their bottom lines: more than a fifth (20.8%) of Report Card respondents reported making over $1 million in annual compensation, up from 13.2% in last year\u2019s survey.<\/p>\n<p>Only 18.9% said they were earning less than $250,000 per year, down from 25% in last year\u2019s survey. Only 2.4% said they make less than $100,000 per year (down from 3.8% in 2018).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/brokerageReportCard_190506.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/prefblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/brokerageReportCard_190506-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"brokeragereportcard_190506\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38719\"><\/a><br \/><i>Click for big<\/i><\/div>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\"><strong>HIMIPref&trade; Preferred Indices<br \/>These values reflect the December 2008 revision of the HIMIPref&trade; Indices<\/strong><br \/>Values are provisional and are finalized monthly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Mean<br \/>Current<br \/>Yield<br \/>(at bid)<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>YTW<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>Average<br \/>Trading<br \/>Value<\/td>\n<td>Median<br \/>Mod Dur<br \/>(YTW)<\/td>\n<td>Issues<\/td>\n<td>Day&#8217;s Perf.<\/td>\n<td>Index Value<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ratchet<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-0.0273 %<\/td>\n<td>2,075.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedFloater<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-0.0273 %<\/td>\n<td>3,807.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>5.66 %<\/td>\n<td>6.02 %<\/td>\n<td>49,233<\/td>\n<td>13.84<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>-0.0273 %<\/td>\n<td>2,194.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>OpRet<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-0.2433 %<\/td>\n<td>3,286.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SplitShare<\/td>\n<td>4.69 %<\/td>\n<td>4.93 %<\/td>\n<td>80,941<\/td>\n<td>4.28<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>-0.2433 %<\/td>\n<td>3,924.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Interest-Bearing<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0.00 %<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>0.00<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<td>-0.2433 %<\/td>\n<td>3,061.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Premium<\/td>\n<td>5.52 %<\/td>\n<td>1.24 %<\/td>\n<td>97,739<\/td>\n<td>0.09<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>0.0230 %<\/td>\n<td>2,954.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Perpetual-Discount<\/td>\n<td>5.43 %<\/td>\n<td>5.49 %<\/td>\n<td>76,537<\/td>\n<td>14.62<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>-0.0440 %<\/td>\n<td>3,097.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>5.25 %<\/td>\n<td>5.37 %<\/td>\n<td>172,495<\/td>\n<td>14.94<\/td>\n<td>63<\/td>\n<td>-0.2538 %<\/td>\n<td>2,187.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>5.23 %<\/td>\n<td>5.80 %<\/td>\n<td>101,609<\/td>\n<td>8.08<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>-0.1026 %<\/td>\n<td>3,075.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FloatingReset<\/td>\n<td>3.95 %<\/td>\n<td>4.32 %<\/td>\n<td>52,424<\/td>\n<td>2.63<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>0.3591 %<\/td>\n<td>2,412.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Prem<\/td>\n<td>5.11 %<\/td>\n<td>3.71 %<\/td>\n<td>261,988<\/td>\n<td>2.14<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>-0.1129 %<\/td>\n<td>2,586.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Bank Non<\/td>\n<td>1.98 %<\/td>\n<td>3.97 %<\/td>\n<td>165,838<\/td>\n<td>2.64<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>-0.0278 %<\/td>\n<td>2,647.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>5.02 %<\/td>\n<td>6.81 %<\/td>\n<td>96,793<\/td>\n<td>8.21<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>-0.2195 %<\/td>\n<td>2,244.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong>Performance Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Issue<\/td>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Change<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.F<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>-2.00 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2030-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 14.21<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 9.30 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BIP.PR.D<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.95 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.23<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.65<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.91 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IFC.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>-1.88 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2030-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.50<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.07 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HSE.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.84 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.27<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.27<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.41 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TRP.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.69 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 12.24<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 12.24<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.84 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PF.A<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.68 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.50<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.50<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.74 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.T<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.56 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 15.75<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 15.75<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.15 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NA.PR.S<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.35 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.33<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.33<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.47 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BAM.PR.X<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.33 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 14.06<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 14.06<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.88 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.I<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>-1.33 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2030-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.81<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.74 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HSE.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>-1.15 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 19.85<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 19.85<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.49 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.A<\/td>\n<td>Floater<\/td>\n<td>-1.11 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 13.35<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 13.35<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.19 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IAF.PR.B<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>1.10 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2030-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.00<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.24 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.Z<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.15 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.48<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.48<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.16 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MFC.PR.Q<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>1.23 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2030-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.65<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.82 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PWF.PR.P<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>1.43 %<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 14.20<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 14.20<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.48 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong>Volume Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Issue<\/td>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Shares<br \/>Traded<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CM.PR.R<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>57,417<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.29<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.81<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.33 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.I<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>54,100<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.39<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.00<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.97 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BMO.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>42,660<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.89<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.34<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 4.92 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>RY.PR.Z<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>32,769<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.48<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.48<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.16 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.E<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>30,552<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 21.27<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 21.54<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.11 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TD.PF.D<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>27,300<\/td>\n<td>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 20.90<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 20.90<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.20 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">There were 15 other index-included issues trading in excess of 10,000 shares.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>Wide Spread Highlights<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Issue<\/td>\n<td>Index<\/td>\n<td>Quote Data and Yield Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IFC.PR.E<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 23.50 &#8211; 24.33<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.8300<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.6118<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2030-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.50<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.07 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>EMA.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 23.70 &#8211; 24.30<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.6000<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.4015<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 22.69<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 23.70<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.13 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GWO.PR.H<\/td>\n<td>Deemed-Retractible<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 22.41 &#8211; 22.85<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.4400<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.2775<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2030-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 22.41<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 6.29 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NA.PR.S<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Disc<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 18.33 &#8211; 18.79<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.4600<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.3066<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Limit Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2049-05-06<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 18.33<br \/>\nEvaluated at bid price : 18.33<br \/>\nBid-YTW : 5.47 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SLF.PR.G<\/td>\n<td>FixedReset Ins Non<\/td>\n<td>Quote: 15.00 &#8211; 15.68<br \/>\nSpot Rate  :  0.6800<br \/>\nAverage  :  0.5389<\/p>\n<p>YTW SCENARIO<br \/>\nMaturity Type   : Hard Maturity<br \/>\nMaturity Date\t: 2030-01-31<br \/>\nMaturity Price  : 25.00<br 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