JPC News and Press, Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund From 08/05/20

Preferred stocks form an integral part of many income portfolios. In this article we review this CEF sector and give an update of how the sector funds stack up. Our main takeaway is that the Flaherty and Crumrine funds remain good options for low turnover investors due to their attractive yiel...

Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE: JPC ) declares $0.053/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 7.23% Payable Sept. 1; for shareholders of record Aug. 14; ex-div Aug. 13. See JPC Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. ...

I have been a big fan of the John Hancock Financial Opportunity Fund ( BTO ) for many years, but its distribution yield, around 6%, never excited me all that much. But the fund, currently beaten-down in price but looking strong in terms of its portfolio and-cash generating ability, is still ma...

Investors should look to utilize Closed-End Funds to get involved with Preferred Stocks. Preferred stocks are hands-down the most ignored investments in this crisis. That’s too bad, because they’re one of the best ways to get a high, safe income stream. And you can supercharge...

Author’s note: this article was released to members of CEF/ETF Income Laboratory on July 15, 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] s...

Author's note: This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on June 22, 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 close...

(This report was issued to members of Yield Hunting on Sunday, June 14, 2020. We issue similar commentary every Sunday night) Macro Picture Volatility returned this week in a big way with the Dow recording one of its largest point declines ever. The renewed fears of a second wave of coro...

A few months ago, we wrote an article here on Seeking Alpha about a portfolio strategy that we like to call NPP (Near Perfect Portfolio) strategy. This was when the virus-induced countrywide lockdowns had just started, and the stock market and the broader economy looked in deep trouble. Th...

(This report was published to members of Yield Hunting on May 20th. All data is from that date unless otherwise stated.) Quicker update on Nuveen as they released their monthly UNII and coverage update on their funds. If you recall from last month, we discussed a lot of what the muni space...

Author's note: This article was released to Income Lab members on May 23, 2020 and data are from that date. Chemist's "Quality" Closed-End Fund Report Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus closed-end funds (CEFs) for further ...