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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
MML Investors Services LLC Acquires 6,070 Shares of Flaherty&Crumrine Prfrd Scts Incm Fd Inc (NYSE:FFC)
05:46am, Saturday, 20'th Jun 2020
MML Investors Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Flaherty&Crumrine Prfrd Scts Incm Fd Inc (NYSE:FFC) by 65.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Secu
Bear Markets Are Great Closed-End Fund Premium Equalizers
06:51am, Monday, 08'th Jun 2020
Avoid overpriced funds if there is a less overvalued alternative available. Bear markets are great closed-end fund premium equalizers. Our recommendations from
A Deeper Dive Into The Flaherty & Crumrine Funds (NYSE:DFP)
11:00am, Thursday, 04'th Jun 2020
These preferreds are largely the same in terms of portfolio composition with very similar top 10 holdings and sector breakdown. Flaherty & Crumrine offer best-i
The State Of The CEF Market Post Drawdown
08:03am, Monday, 01'st Jun 2020
With the market moving past its 3-month pre-drawdown anniversary, it makes sense to zoom out and look at the bigger picture of where we've been and where we've
The Chemist's Closed-End Fund Report, May 2020: Thoughts On Our Portfolio Strategy And Why We Stay The Course
02:44pm, Monday, 25'th May 2020
We warned about overvalued CEFs in February, although we didn't expect the crash to come so quickly and violently. My thoughts on our portfolio strategy and why
The Biggest Mistake A Preferred Income Investor Can Make
12:00am, Thursday, 14'th May 2020
Preferred shares are a brand of stock that most mainstream investors are not familiar with.
These Bonds Shouldn’t Be Available For “Individual Resale”
12:00am, Wednesday, 13'th May 2020
Bonds Analysis by Contrarian Outlook (Brett Owens) covering: Flaherty and Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Closed Fund. Read Contrarian Outlook (Brett Owens)'s latest article on Investing.com
Leaning To CEF Sectors With Stronger Distribution Profiles
01:46pm, Tuesday, 12'th May 2020
Price action in the last couple of months has not only hammered prices but also affected CEF sectors distributions to a varying extent. Sectors that feature fix
Keep An Eye On These CEF Pairs
05:28pm, Thursday, 07'th May 2020
The CEF market is replete with funds that hold broadly similar portfolios but that can trade at divergent discounts due to temporary technicals. This opens up r
Why We Are Seeing Distribution Divergence In Preferreds CEFs
05:38pm, Friday, 01'st May 2020
The highly unusual market environment, marked by extreme volatility and a sharp drop in short-term rates, has rewritten the distribution coverage rule book for
A Health-Check Of CEF Sector Distributions
04:50pm, Friday, 24'th Apr 2020
Deep and rapid shifts in asset markets are making themselves felt in CEF distribution cuts. We discuss how different CEF sectors respond to these macro shifts.
PFD, PFO, FFC, FLC and DFP Announce Increased May, June and July Dividends
03:30pm, Friday, 24'th Apr 2020
The Boards of Directors of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Incorporated (NYSE: PFD), Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund Incorporated (NYSE: PFO), Flaherty & Crumri
Gauging Fair-Value Discounts In CEFs
04:00pm, Thursday, 16'th Apr 2020
The fact that many CEFs trade at prices well below their NAVs is a common-enough occurrence in the market that it does not rise a lot of eyebrows. However, apar
Benefits And Pitfalls Of Higher-Leverage CEFs
04:19pm, Thursday, 09'th Apr 2020
Higher-leverage CEFs allow investors to maximize the beta or upside capture of their market view as well as increase total income. We look at how investors can
