Fixed Income help needed

Do any of you guys know where I can get relatively stable high yields.  I've been looking at closed ends and convertible preferred's but I don't know which are best.  I'm looking for after tax yields above 7% can handle some principle fluctuation.

Thanks

he brokerage houses that have investment banks i.e. morgan, merrill, jpm, wachovia, oppenheimer and so on can offer preferreds

i work at morgan stanley but we all offer the same things.  we just had a 9.00% Bank of Greece AA rated preferred that came out and sold out really quickly.. it pays quarterly income and is QDI, which means qualified dividend (taxed at 15% not income tax bracket)    after taxes yield is about 7.5% +, not too shabby

let me know if you want any other ideas or info, i posted my blog as well in the forum  so you can get a hold of me on there by making a comment or emailing me,it's in my profile

 

Good luck

Pederson,

Why do you think preferred's won't fluctuate in a rising interest rate environment?  Also why do you feel they will be called in a rising rate environment.  I'm not putting down your ideas; I'm just curious as I've seen this play out in the past and rarely seen them get called.  Your at Morgan so you can be my broker? 

relatively stable high yields
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didnt know such a thing existed...seriously