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At Close: Jun 03, 2026
PDT And HTD: Exploiting Discounts In Closed-End Funds
07:26am, Tuesday, 28'th Nov 2023
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund cut its distribution earlier this year, leading to a sell-off, but the discount/premiums of closed-end funds can be exploited by investors. PDT's discount has narrow
HTD: Good Fund, But Be Ready For A Distribution Cut
07:55am, Tuesday, 07'th Nov 2023
The John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund aims to provide high current income and capital gains through investments in common equity. The fund has underperformed the S&P 500 Index over the
5 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of August 2023 (Plus 2 I Sold)
01:31pm, Friday, 15'th Sep 2023
This month, I added to 5 different closed-end funds, but it came from the result of selling off 2 for swaps as well. Swap opportunities come up as we can exploit the discount/premium mechanics in clos
HTD: Well Positioned For A Recession, But Struggling With The Distribution
12:17pm, Friday, 01'st Sep 2023
The John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund focuses on high-yielding dividend-paying stocks, particularly in the utility sector. The fund's declining share price presents an opportunity for i
3 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of June 2023
06:10am, Sunday, 16'th Jul 2023
In June, the broader indexes headed higher, with more participation outside of only the mega-cap growth names. As usual, I continue to put capital to work every month, but I've also been letting some
HTD: Serviceable Utilities-Focused Equity Fund
06:40am, Thursday, 29'th Jun 2023
The John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund primarily invests in dividend-paying equity securities. It has delivered modest long-term returns with higher than benchmark volatility, and its re
HTD: Income And Growth Potential
02:30pm, Wednesday, 28'th Jun 2023
Investors today are in desperate need of income as inflation has not been dropping nearly as fast as the headlines are leading us to believe. John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund invests p
HTD: Long-Term Winner Despite Latest Volatility
04:31pm, Tuesday, 18'th Apr 2023
HTD: Long-Term Winner Despite Latest Volatility
My Income Portfolio - Keep It Simple, Sweetheart
11:59am, Monday, 03'rd Apr 2023
The world seeks complexity, but simplicity often trumps complexity. For my investment goals, I have made the choice to focus mainly on CEFs and ETFs, carefully weighing their merits and drawbacks.
HTD: This 7.98%-Yielding CEF Might Be Worth Considering Today
12:39pm, Tuesday, 28'th Mar 2023
Investors today, like all Americans, are desperately in need of extra income to maintain their lifestyles in the face of high rates of inflation. John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund inves
Closed-End Funds: Misclassifications Can Lead To Misunderstanding
03:14pm, Thursday, 09'th Mar 2023
Data aggregator websites such as Morningstar or CEFData are merely places to get initial ideas. With CEFs that can get rather niche and are actively managed, it becomes even more imperative as things
My Income Portfolio: A Stairway To Heaven
04:49pm, Thursday, 02'nd Mar 2023
As in Led Zeppelin's famous song, for me, investments in high-dividend securities represent a kind of stairway to heaven. Indeed, their steady flow of money relieves psychological pressure during time
HTD: Portfolio Mix Helped This Fund Through 2022
03:12pm, Friday, 20'th Jan 2023
HTD is a strong consideration for longer-term investors, despite the fund trading at a very shallow discount. The fund has the most exposure to equity utilities, but energy exposure in this fund also
My Income Portfolio's Year-End Check-Up
07:59am, Sunday, 01'st Jan 2023
Financial markets are set to close a difficult year amid the war in Ukraine, pandemic aftershocks, and inflation-eroding purchasing power. As always, the first rule for every investor is to try to sur
HTD: This Stable 7.30%-Yielding Fund Is Worthy Of Consideration Today
05:59am, Tuesday, 22'nd Nov 2022
HTD invests in a portfolio of dividend-paying stocks from around the world with the goal of providing its investors with capital gains and dividend income. The fund is mostly invested in utilities, al
