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Introduction It seems that the past week was calm for the sector and the instruments traded quite stable. Many of the Z-scores that we discussed in our last article are much higher today and even positive. The average Z-score is higher today, the average discount as well. The leading benchma...

Closed-end-funds, "CEFs," represent an exciting market segment offering investors exposure to actively managed investment portfolios that often times feature more dynamic strategies compared to passive ETFs. While many investors are attracted to the income profile of the various funds with cor...

This article was originally published on October 29, 2019. Most closed-end fund investors know that distribution cuts come with the nature of the closed-end fund's structure. The fact is that when a fund is paying out 90% of their NII and 98% of their realized capital gains on an annual ba...

For retirees or near retirees (people aged over 55 but not retired yet), one of the major challenges is finding a sustainable income stream. Only 15 years ago, you could earn 5%-6% safe and guaranteed income from instruments like bank CDs with literally no risk. But that era is over and probab...

Spanning the Gap Florence is my town, and it always will be. It is a town dominated by its cathedral and its dome: a great colossus, named “Cupolone” (“Big Dome”) by the Florentines. Cupolone remains the biggest brick dome in the world, with 463 spiraling —...

Buck social convention and focus on retirement planning from birth. Source In How To Retire (Your Kid’s Edition): Make New Rules , we discussed the seemingly foreign concept of not creating a college fund for your child, but opting to start saving for their retirement at or aro...

Introduction One of the first decisions your broker probably asked you when setting up an account is what do you want to do with the dividends you receive. Most stocks (don't know about funds) also allow you to enroll in their automatic reinvestment programs, called DRIPs. DRIP refers to &#x...

One of the biggest worries for retirees or anyone who's going to retire soon is how and where to look for sustainable income. Sure, there are a lot of investment avenues where you can get very high yields, sometimes even more than 10%, but most folks know that high yield comes at high risk. Wh...

This piece was originally released on August 29th, 2019. Please check the latest data before making any investment decisions. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund ( FFC ) is an attractive option for income investors. This is especially true as we continue to exper...