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Introduction The closed-end funds from the high-yield sector significantly increased their prices over the past months. Currently, most of them are traded at positive Z-scores, which is an indication that they have lost most of their statistical edge. Still, they are traded at high discoun...

Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus closed-end funds (CEFs) for further due diligence and investigation. Based on feedback from members, it seems that a very many number of investors, understandably, place a great emphasis on c...

Originally published August 5, 2019 By Edward Altman What Is a Benign Credit Cycle?* By my definition, benign credit cycles are periods when most if not all four aspects of the market are incentivizing major growth in the supply and demand for credit. That means three or more of the ...

By Seth Meyer, CFA In a period of falling interest rates, yield is dear, and high yield therefore remains an attractive asset class. However, with increased interest rate volatility and uncertainty around economic growth, Portfolio Manager Seth Meyer says a cautious approach and a focus o...

The U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the first time in more than a decade. Kim Parlee speaks with Greg Kocik, Managing Director at TD Asset Management, about how to build a high-yield portfolio in an era of low interest Read more ...

Low and likely falling interest rates coupled with tight credit spreads are limiting the bond market's upside and leaving investors searching for alternative sources of yield. While investors often have specific allocations to corporate bonds and high yield debt, not all portfolios include ded...

By Kevin Flanagan Through the first six months of the year, the global fixed income markets have certainly put in a surprising performance. Indeed, as investors headed into 2019, the consensus opinion was that fixed income would more than likely put in a lackluster showing. As we are all w...

Introduction The closed-end funds from the high-yield sector significantly increased their prices over the past months. Currently, most of them are traded at positive Z-scores, which is an indication that they have lost most of their statistical edge. Still, they are traded at high discoun...

"They say ignorance is bliss....they're wrong " - Franz Kafka If someone had told me during my long career on Wall Street that one day there would be negative yielding bonds I would have thought that person "Nuts!" It made no empirical sense then, and it makes no empirical sense now. Yet, ...

This article was first released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory subscribers 1 month ago, so data may be out of date. Please check latest data before making investment decisions. Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus closed-end...