BHK News and Press, Blackrock Core Bond Trust From 08/03/21

BTZ's diversified holdings, strong 6.5% distribution yield, and market-beating returns make the fund a buy. BlackRock has two other similar funds, which similar, but stronger, characteristics. An overview of BTZ, and comparison between these funds, follows. For further detai...

I introduced the Simple Retirement Portfolios to investors about one year ago. Portfolios are meant to provide retirees with a simple way to invest their retirement savings, but with greater yields and performance than comparable funds and indexes. The portfolios have accomplished...

BHK is a diversified bond fund. It is also one of the strongest, safest bond funds in the market today. An overview of the fund follows. For further details see: BHK: Diversified Bond Holdings, Strong 5.4% Distribution Yield, Market-Beating Returns

Blackrock Core Bond Trust (NYSE:BHK) traded at a new 52-week high today of $16.90. This new high was reached on below average trading volume as 58,000 shares traded hands, while the average 30-day volume is approximately 109,000 shares. Blackrock Core Bond Trust (NYSE:BHK) defies analyst...

Fixed income CEF discounts continue to tighten and are approaching 20-year highs. This won't last for long. Part II of this report will focus on when this ends. Muni CEFs remain a better value than taxables but there are small pockets of opportunity in the taxable side if you look and...

I introduced the Simple Retirement Portfolios to investors last year. Portfolios are meant to provide retirees with a simple way to invest their retirement savings, but with greater yields and performance than comparable funds and indexes. The portfolios have accomplished their go...

Global manufacturing PMI buoyed by further strong gains in production. Robust growth seen in the US, Eurozone, India and Brazil despite supply chain delays close to record high. Expansion limited by further slowdown in China, in turn linked to shipping and logistics problems. ...

Most investors consider day-to-day movements in their market values as the best measure for assessing risk of their positions. For CEF investors who are more concerned with income and capital preservation. So, we introduce some metrics to assess the yield being generated to the ri...

I introduced the Simple Retirement Portfolios to investors last year. Portfolios are meant to provide retirees with a simple way to invest their retirement savings, but with greater yields and performance than comparable funds and indexes. The portfolios have accomplished their go...

November was one of the best months for markets in general and that includes CEFs, which rallied hard. Our Core Portfolio was up 7.2% in the month. Discounts have tightened materially in the last month but still remain much wider than at the start of the year. We describe why we t...