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I am returning to the subject of closed-end funds. There is no sector of the markets that is more overlooked, less understood, and more full of promise, than closed-end funds. Closed-ends funds should not be purchased for appreciation, though you may get some. They should be utili...

The only space left with any real yield are some of the closed-end funds. Many of the ones that I like have monthly dividends and while most have leverage, the cost of leverage is just this side of zero. The risk/reward ratio makes some sense, where it doesn't in most other fixed-...

Since there is barely any yield in investment grade bonds, people and institutions are scrambling. Closed-end funds: the most overlooked sector of the capital markets. Closed-end funds are the ugly duckling of the markets and yet that is why they offer such opportunity. For ...

I have been advising for months to be cautious. Money traditionally earmarked for bonds has now been flowing into equities. My suggestions are an extra amount of cash, possibly some puts, taking some equity profits, considering outsized dividends which can be found, with a good am...

Whether you are a senior, a retiree, a pension fund, a university endowment, or a whole host of other businesses that needs yield, and a cash flow, you are in the line of fire. With the 5 year and 10 year Treasuries hitting a record low yield last week, bond investors are in a wrath of hurt. I...

There was one article after another article, every place you looked, that the U.S. equity markets were going to correct anywhere from 25% to 50% down. That has not exactly been the case. The American stock markets have been up and up and up as the wrong focus was used. I have said, countless t...

"Here Comes Tonto" I am older than most of you. Not all of you, of course, but most of you. I have memories of Gene Autrey, and Roy Rogers, and "A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty, 'Hi Ho Silver!' The Lone Ranger!" Some of you will not even know who I am ta...

Originally published April 8, 2020 It has always been interesting to me how the media concentrates almost 100% on the equity markets. It is almost like the bond markets didn't exist or, if they did, that it was on some far off planet that didn't deserve anyone's attention. I have always fe...

Only 3% of all closed-end funds posted net asset value-based returns in the black in March with just 5% of equity CEFs and only 1% of fixed-income CEFs with returns in the plus column, says Refinitiv Lipper's Tom Roseen. More news on: Invesco CEF Income Composite Portfolio ETF, Cohen&...

My next article will be submitted, as soon as possible, after March 31, 2020, and will include an estimate for the April 2020 dividend for Credit Suisse X-Links Monthly Pay 2x Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN ( REML ). It will also include a postmortem for the UBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2X Leveraged Mo...