DNP News and Press, DNP Select Income Fund Inc. From 11/02/21

ZTR is a multi-asset closed end fund that follows a 60/40 equity-fixed income allocation. The fund exhibits cyclical behavior, although on a long-term horizon basis it has posted good total trailing returns. The current 9.9% yield is only 25% supported by investment income. Ve...

DNP is a closed-end fund managed by Duff & Phelps that utilizes a utilities-focused portfolio to drive current income and total return. The fund is one of the oldest publicly-traded CEFs and has never cut its distribution. We dive into the fund and discuss DNP’s current...

There were a total of 7 closed-end funds that have never cut their distributions with inceptions before 2008/09's GFC. We will see the loss of one of those names with PKO set to merge with PDI. Another position on this list, GOF, is going through a bit of a transformation but hasn...

High Yield portfolio review, dividends provide the cornerstone in building an income portfolio. Price is the overpowering short-term factor to portfolio total return. Portfolio oversold/overbought Email messaging strategy has increased my cash flow. For further details see: ...

Defensive stocks are often misunderstood. In recent years, even when they have delivered strong and steady earnings, returns have disappointed. After a period of underperformance for defensives, a broadening market can represent real opportunity. Beyond utilities, we believe that ...

Last year, we were looking at distribution changes due to the COVID pandemic sell-off. CEFs distribute out most of their earnings as distributions, so they pay relatively higher yields. However, relatively higher yields mean that any downturn is likely to cause distribution cuts. ...

DPG has an attractive 9.6% yield and I like the manager. This is a great investment if it can support the distribution. I continue my series looking at CEFs beyond just the yield. While the fund did well over the last year, its long-term performance and distribution coverage is st...

DNP offers a yield of 7.3%, quite attractive if the distribution can be supported. I continue my series looking at CEFs beyond the yield. With increasing NAV and a well covered distribution, the 6.5 cents a month distribution is worth buying under $11. For further details se...

For most people, especially retirees, it's very difficult to tolerate large and deep drawdowns. But with index investing, there's no escape from a roller coaster ride. Early last year, we introduced the concept of the Near-Perfect Portfolio (NPP). Since that time, the market has made ...

We present a 2021 half-yearly review of our 8% Income Portfolio. 2020 was a challenging year for this portfolio for obvious reasons, but it has had an excellent run in 2021 so far. The portfolio has been meeting its income goals handily as well as total returns for more than six y...