BTO News and Press, John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund From 02/28/22

With the swift stock-market decline we’ve seen since the start of 2022, and now, you can be forgiven if your stomach tightens just a bit when you go to check your retirement account. So today I’m going to give you my three best tips for securing your hard-earned cash&#...

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JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE UPDATE REGARDING ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING Canada NewsWire BOSTON , Jan. 25, 2022 /CNW/ - The ten John Hancock closed-end funds listed below announced today that, because of the public health concerns regarding the...

JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCES OF DISTRIBUTION UNDER SECTION 19(a) Canada NewsWire BOSTON , Dec. 31, 2021 /CNW/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO) (the "Fund"), a closed-end fund managed by John Han...

BTO is modest-sized closed-end fund with over $800 million in assets. Performance since the pandemic bottom has been good. The fund sports a sweet 5% yield and is exposed to a good sector. We tell you the deal breakers that keep us away. For further details see: BTO:...

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE RENEWAL OF SHARE REPURCHASE PLANS Canada NewsWire BOSTON , Dec. 9, 2021 /CNW/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ), John Hancock Income Securities ...

No matter the financial headlines, all roads will—eventually—lead to (even higher) inflation. So, we should use pullbacks and rallies alike to make sure we are inflation-protecting our retirement portfolios. We’ll talk specific stocks and funds in a moment. First, l...

October has arrived, and so has our monthly top picks! Pumpkin spice can't beat these two income generators. Retirement is expensive, let your dividends pay your way. For further details see: 2 Big Dividends To Send Your Income Soaring This October 2021

Three out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and six out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. GOF/GGM/GPM merger has been approved. RIV announces a new rights offering. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Sept. 26, 2021

August was quite the busy month for my closed-end fund portfolio, though 4 of the additions came about as swaps for better valued funds. DLY was a recent fund I covered, and is one that I swapped out from PKO, but I also added additional capital. I sold out two funds in August but...