BONDS & PREFERRED STOCKS

• InvestinginBonds.com (www.investinginbonds.com): Operated by the Bond Market Association, the site offers data on recent bond trades, plus news on bond-related topics. This is also a good place to learn the basics about investing in bonds.
• QuantumOnline (www.quantumonline.com): In contrast to common stock, information on preferred stocks is hard to find on the Web. Private investment manager Quantum Investment is about as good as it gets for preferreds. Quantum lists the maturity and redemption dates, the payouts, links to current quotes, and more for 1,100 plus preferreds.
• Yahoo (bonds.yahoo.com): Good list of U.S. Treasury, municipal, and corporate bond yields, both current and one-month back.