CMU News and Press, MFS Municipal Income Trust From 01/30/20

By Kevin Flanagan An overarching theme when investing in U.S. corporate bonds the last few years has been the discussion surrounding the credit makeup of the investment grade ((IG)) universe. Specifically, the share of the BBB-rated sector within this universe has risen considerably since ...

Introduction Over the past year, the municipal bonds showed a very strong performance, and they managed to increase their prices significantly. The end of the year is a fact, and it is very interesting to see what will be the performance of the sector in 2020. Of course, the policy of the ...

(Please note this article was first published to members of Yield Hunting on December 13th. In it we have a new top conviction muni CEF pick) Municipal bonds continue to do well this year but have stagnated a bit in the last few months as rates have stabilized (or even inched back up sligh...

As negative yielding government debt grows globally and U.S. interest rates remain low, where can investors look to find yield in 2020 above the levels available from savings accounts and government bonds? In this Q&A, we examine the current market environment, highlight potential areas of...

Our weekly commentary goes out each Sunday evening and discusses the relevant CEF news on the week along with general market action. This report was issued on December 8 th to members of Yield Hunting. Macro Picture Last week we saw trade hopes spur the equity markets to new record ...

Foreword Any collection of stocks is more clearly understood when subjected to yield-based (dog catcher) analysis, these dividend-boosted batches are perfect for the Arnold dog catcher process. Here is your December 9 data from Barron's for 43 dividend-paying stocks supplemented by dog-c...

By Tracy Chen Despite the ongoing trade war, global slowdown, and rising geopolitical risks, 2019 may be remembered as the year when credit, emerging markets, and safe-haven assets all printed solid positive returns - except one corner of the credit market: collateralized loan obligation (...

Author's note : This article was initially released to members on October 24, 2019. Chemist's "Quality" Closed-End Fund Report Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus closed-end funds [CEFs] for further due diligence and inves...

Introduction Over the past few months, most of you have noticed our increased activity in closed-end funds as the inflow of volatility finally shook them up and created various arbitrage and directional opportunities for active traders like us. Currently, we are cautious when we choose o...

Note: This report was initially released to members 1 month ago. Chemist's "Quality" Closed-End Fund Report Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus closed-end funds [CEFs] for further due diligence and investigation. Based on...