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Income Lab Ideas: 'Fund Of Funds'
09:21am, Thursday, 26'th Nov 2020
A fund of funds approach can give instant diversification. The strategy is approached and is utilized in active CEFs or passive ETFs.
What I Said
12:48am, Tuesday, 08'th Sep 2020
Our correction is not over. There will be more to come, as the equity high-fliers begin their drop back to Earth.
Caught Between The Crosshairs
03:05am, Monday, 27'th Jul 2020
With the 5 year and 10 year Treasuries hitting a record low yield last week, bond investors are in a wrath of hurt.
The Reopening Killed The V-Shaped Recovery
07:43am, Monday, 29'th Jun 2020
This is a weekly series focused on analyzing the previous week’s economic data releases. The objective is to concentrate on leading indicators of economic activ
A Fixed-Income Investor's Hell
04:09am, Sunday, 28'th Jun 2020
We are in a Borrower's Paradise and a Fixed-Income Investor's Hell. I continue to suggest that closed-end funds are about the only decent alternative left. Find
Borrowers - You're In The Money
07:39am, Thursday, 25'th Jun 2020
We are at historical low yields and the cost of money is at zero. This is all being driven by the Fed. We are nowhere near the Fed's stated capacity in any lend
Looking At The Debt Markets
05:29am, Monday, 27'th Apr 2020
Blood in the Streets creates opportunities and I think there are a number that have presented themselves now. There are Investment Grade energy company bonds th
The Bond Markets - Social Distancing On Steroids
06:56am, Sunday, 12'th Apr 2020
The bond markets are integral to our Capital Markets and way larger than the equity markets. Bonds in normal times were buy and hold entities so they didn't ell
Equity CEFs turn in worst returns since October 2008
12:34pm, Wednesday, 08'th Apr 2020
Only 3% of all closed-end funds posted net asset value-based returns in the black in March with just 5% of equity CEFs and only 1% of fixed-income CEFs with returns in the plus column, says Refinitiv
The CEF MLP Bloodbath: Assessing The Damage
07:08pm, Monday, 06'th Apr 2020
MLP CEFs are cutting distributions by 75% or more. Some are liquidating; others are on the brink of being delisted. While MLPs should be avoided, MLP CEFs shoul
The Time To Buy Is When There Is Blood In The Streets
09:28am, Sunday, 22'nd Mar 2020
The markets, both bond and equities, cannot get out of their way fast enough. Balances and counterbalances that have held for years no longer hold. I am a fan o
And Into The Heart Of Darkness
01:15pm, Wednesday, 18'th Mar 2020
At the beginning of 2020 I said that the New Year would be nothing like the last year. Things are playing out as predicted and with devastating consequences. In
CEF Beta Plays For An Eventual Recovery
02:29pm, Tuesday, 10'th Mar 2020
Funds of CEFs provide investors quick beta exposure to the CEF market. The CEF market is not yet sufficiently cheap in our view to warrant significant allocatio
Closed-End Funds Without The Work: The Funds Of Funds
01:00pm, Monday, 09'th Mar 2020
Closed-end funds are a stalwart of income investors’ arsenals. Closed-end funds do require regular and active attention from an investor. Funds of funds potenti
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