FOF News and Press, Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund Inc. From 01/13/21

Low interest rates for much of the last ten years have made it much tougher for investors seeking income from traditional sources such as bonds. Despite a recent improvement in performance, midstream yields remain well above historical averages and are superior to other income-oriente...

The portfolio generated a record-setting $1,884 in December to round out 2020. For the full year, I collected $13,314, a 31% increase over 2019. Five existing positions were added to; no sales were made. I share my reflections on 2020 and look to the future in 2021. For...

You can fund your retirement in many ways. Low rates are like an annoying roommate, they aren't going away. Diversification of your dividend stream is essential. For further details see: Light Up 2021 With The Power Of Dividends

October-December Kiplinger Today published four-articles: 11 Best Monthly Dividend[s] for 2021; 21 Best-Stocks To Buy; 11 Dividend Growth-Stocks; 25 Dividend Stocks Analysts Love. Stocks therein, I called "Kiplinger Top-Stocks For 2021." Those 68 stocks included two duplicates (tinted...

I am returning to the subject of closed-end funds. There is no sector of the markets that is more overlooked, less understood, and more full of promise, than closed-end funds. Closed-ends funds should not be purchased for appreciation, though you may get some. They should be utili...

Cohen & Steers Closed-End Funds Declare Distributions for January, February and March 2021 NEW YORK , Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Boards of Directors of the Cohen & Steers Closed-End Funds announced today the monthly distributions for January, February...

The only space left with any real yield are some of the closed-end funds. Many of the ones that I like have monthly dividends and while most have leverage, the cost of leverage is just this side of zero. The risk/reward ratio makes some sense, where it doesn't in most other fixed-...

How to get started is a question new investors have.  I have often seen it in article comments here on Seeking Alpha. Asset allocation is one of the key factors that will determine an investor's long-term success and one of the points discussed often on this site. Cohen &...

November brought me $819 in dividend income, which was better than August but lower year over year. I was virtually idle while waiting for news around the election and vaccine candidates. Valuations continue to push higher and I have ample cash on the sidelines. For further ...

Since there is barely any yield in investment grade bonds, people and institutions are scrambling. Closed-end funds: the most overlooked sector of the capital markets. Closed-end funds are the ugly duckling of the markets and yet that is why they offer such opportunity. For ...