CIF News and Press, MFS Intermediate High Income Fund From 09/30/20

Barron's Weekly lists stocks announcing "dividend payment boosts" on the very last page of its financial data. Here is your dogcatcher 8/31-9/28/20 rundown for 85 equities proclaimed those five-weeks. Increases for the period ranged $0.00007 per month by ITUB, to $0.66481 semi-annuall...

17 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 15 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. RIV announces a rights offering. DNI to delist from the NYSE. Share repurchase programs for First Trust MLP/midstream CEFs. A number of target term CEFs cut distributions. ...

For 94 years, the "average, annual" return for large-cap stocks, which per the Ibbotson data is the S&P 500, is above 10%, and probably closer to 12%. The only return period that matched or roughly approximates the 103-year average, annual return for the S&P 500 is the decade ...

The bond markets are in the midst of a feeding frenzy. U.S. high-yield bond sales reached an annual record of $329.8 billion for the year, with three months left to go. The high yield's market's record year follows the U.S. investment-grade bond market, which reached a new record ...

U.S. high-yield bond issuance for 2020 has eclipsed the prior annual sales record of $329.6B set in 2012, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, as companies reap the benefits of the Fed's liquidity-boosting and zero-interest rate policies.The support has effectively turned the industry int...

We go through what is an interesting macro picture including why the markets sold off- blame Robinhooders playing with options! Interest rates eased back down - again- after spiking. We think this could be a recurring theme for the rest of the year. Brief spikes with some rate fears. ...

Coming into COVID-19, a chunk of client bond money was in higher yielding money markets since credit spreads (in my opinion) offered little value prior to March 2020. After the 35% correction in the S&P 500, and upon the announcement of the Fed liquidity programs, all that money w...

In U.S. high yield bonds we find the riskiest of credits. I have some concerns about municipal bonds and am particularly concerned about municipal pension bonds. Our 'Borrower's Paradise' is also good news for many leveraged ETFs and closed-end funds. For further details see...

I have long described our current investing environment as a "Borrower's Paradise" and a "Fixed-Income Investor's Hell." The situation has not changed and continues along unabated. The reason for this is really just one thing, the Fed. The reason for their posture is also just really one thing...

The S&P 500 may have broken out above its February highs back in late August and still remains above February's highs after Monday's advance, but performance in the high yield market hasn't been quite as strong. The chart below shows the B of A High Yield Master Index on a total return b...