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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. ...

Increased volatility over the last few weeks across income markets suggests the need to maintain some resilient securities in investor portfolios. We take a look at some sectors that have been able to maintain their value through time while boasting yields of around 7% or more. We...

Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on September 14, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sector...

Income investors face a wide variety of investment options, each featuring many different characteristics. This panoply can make it difficult to construct a portfolio with a desired profile. In this article we take a look at the key investment characteristics of credit funds, their interaction...

Co-produced with Treading Softly I have a Bernese Mountain dog named Samson, we call him Sammy for short. For those of you who are not "dog people" Bernese Mountain dogs are a large breed (bigger than a Labrador Retriever) and bred to work. Mostly they were used in mountainous regions to p...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF income Laboratory members on September 8, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] secto...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on September 1, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. Chemist's "Quality" Closed-End Fund Report Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on Sep. 1, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. The Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup will be put out at the start of each week to summarize recent price movements in closed-end fund [CEF] sectors in...

Introduction In the first article of the month, I review the most popular fixed-income securities, the fixed-rate preferred stocks, sorted into several categories. Something I post at the beginning of every month. There are a total of 368 issues in our database that trade on primary exchan...

CLO equity funds are the highest-yielding assets available to retail investors, a key feature which explains their popularity. The asset class is also relatively rich across the capital structure, offering investment options beyond common shares but also preferreds and baby bonds. This allows ...