FT News and Press, Franklin Universal Trust From 10/28/20

Multi-asset investing has grown dramatically in popularity during the last decade. This segment of the market has been relatively underserved by benchmark providers historically. Many multi-asset funds have operated without a formal benchmark or have relied on peer group approache...

For income investors, closed-end funds are an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and a reasonable total return. The market downturn earlier this year exposed the risk of high volatility and deep drawdowns with investing i...

In U.S. high yield bonds we find the riskiest of credits. I have some concerns about municipal bonds and am particularly concerned about municipal pension bonds. Our 'Borrower's Paradise' is also good news for many leveraged ETFs and closed-end funds. For further details see...

The market continued its upward momentum in August, led by the large-cap technology names. The S&P 500 made new all-time highs in late August and during the first couple of days in September. However, volatility returned to the market when the big tech rally fizzled out, sort of. That sa...

I have long described our current investing environment as a "Borrower's Paradise" and a "Fixed-Income Investor's Hell." The situation has not changed and continues along unabated. The reason for this is really just one thing, the Fed. The reason for their posture is also just really one thing...

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...

P hoto Source: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji. Gold bars are pictured on display at Korea Gold Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, August 6, 2020. For the month, 92% of all closed-end funds ("CEFs") posted net-asset-value ("NAV")-based returns in the black, with 84% of equity CEFs and 98% of fixed income ...

Author’s note: This article was released to members of CEF/ETF Income Laboratory on July 27, 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 50...

Franklin Universal Trust [NYSE:FT], a closed-end investment company managed by Franklin Advisers, Inc., announced today a distribution of $0.0320 per share, payable August 14, 2020, to shareholders of record on July 31, 2020 (Ex-Dividend Date: July 30, 2020). In addition, effective August...

"Here Comes Tonto" I am older than most of you. Not all of you, of course, but most of you. I have memories of Gene Autrey, and Roy Rogers, and "A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty, 'Hi Ho Silver!' The Lone Ranger!" Some of you will not even know who I am ta...