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1 out of 22 CEF sectors positive on price and 0 out of 22 sectors positive on NAV last week. Senior loans lead while real estate lags.

BKN: Strong Municipal Bond CEF, Diversified Holdings, 5.3% Distribution Yield, Industry-Beating Returns

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the past week and highlight recent events. CEF prices stalled in July on the back of lower risk sentiment driving discounts wider.

The muni CEF sector has continued to rally this year due to the resilience of municipal bond yields and tight CEF discounts.

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the first week of June and highlight recent events. The CEF market pushed higher at the start of June with a favorable backdrop of stable Treasury y

The Treasury curve bear-steepened and muni yields followed higher. Moody’s: Covid-19 will result in state and local government austerity and higher leverage.

Treasury yields bear-steepened. Powell comments on desire for more inflation not immediately recognizable in yields.

At the beginning of this year, we created the Baskin Fixed Income Fund as a more efficient way to manage your fixed income investments.

Over the years, individual investors have flocked to municipal bonds to meet safety, income and after-tax return goals.

The macro picture hasn't been getting any clearer.  For one, the unemployment benefits issue hasn't been resolved in Congress.

Municipal bonds issued by state and local entities fund projects across various sectors that create the foundation upon which local economies thrive.

Muni yields fell more as ratios have declined. Muni funds experienced net inflows for 10th consecutive week.

States and towns are reluctant to make any issuance until they have an understanding of just how bad their revenue losses are going to be.

My attention is fully focused on the markets and what is driving them. The Superman for the markets is Chairman Jerome Powell, the Presidents and Governors of t

The first two months of the year witnessed a drop in US Treasury yields as well as muni yields as concerns over slowing growth internationally kept bond yields