BTO News and Press, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund From 05/26/20

With the Canadian TSX today virtually unchanged from its April 2008 peak, even the most steadfast buy and hold investors have reaped zero capital gains over more than 12 years of risk and just 1.7% annually since the prior cycle peak in July 2000. Those who bought GICs and government bonds ove...

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Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist John Hancock has several popular funds. The John Hancock Financial Opportunity Fund ( BTO ) is not amongst those that are better known from this fund sponsor. There is actually very little coverage. It is a fund almost invested so...

The massive liquidity injections from the Fed in the past few weeks have led to a sharp rise in the central bank's balance sheet, up nearly $3 trillion since its low in Q4 2019 to $6.7tr. The Fed's total assets could reach $9tr by the end of this year and up to $12tr in the end of 2021. Even t...

Co-produced by Stanford Chemist A dividend reinvestment plan or DRIP can be a win-win-win for those that utilize the plan, current shareholders and the fund managers themselves. There seems to be a similar standard that we typically see as far as how closed-end funds implement such a pla...

The Federal Reserve establishes a temporary repurchase agreement facility for foreign and international monetary authorities (such as other central banks). More news on: Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares ETF, Invesco DB USD Bullish ETF, Financial s...

Normally I wait until after the end of the quarter to report on our Income Factory's performance, but I know that every day counts for readers making decisions about their own portfolios who want as many viewpoints as possible. And besides, waiting a few more days until the end of the month wo...

Five federal financial regulators urge banks, savings associations, and credit unions to offer responsible small-dollar loans to consumers and small businesses in response to Covid-19. More news on: Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares ETF, Direxion D...

Forgetting energy, the financials ( XLF   -8.9% ) got hit harder than any sector today after the Fed more or less pledged to buy nearly any piece of paper out there with freshly minted dollars. More news on: Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF, Bank of America Corporation, Citigroup In...