JPS News and Press, Nuveen Preferred & Income Securities Fund From 04/04/20

Co-produced with Treading Softly Here at High Dividend Opportunities, we recognize that humans are often excellent at reacting to short-term conditions. What do we mean? If the house is too hot, we lower the AC temp. If the house is too cold, we crank up the heat. If a baseball is ...

The following Nuveen closed-end funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) announced today that each Fund’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) has been postponed and that the meeting will be held as a virtual meeting:...

Along with distributions, month-end often brings interesting tidings to CEF investors. Distribution announcements are some of the most keenly watched pieces of information in the CEF space at the moment. The enormous volatility that we have seen in CEF space has hammered funds and put asset co...

Co-produced with Treading Softly Here at High Dividend Opportunities, we utilize our Income Method. This means we have a plan, a means of investing and we follow it. No matter the market conditions. We know who we are, what we do best, and how to execute. We have seen however that two ty...

This article uses market data as of Wednesday close. The last few weeks have seen enormous moves across the preferred stock sector - a stark reminder of the financial-crisis era drawdown. In this article, we take a look at how the current episode compares to what we saw over a decade ago a...

This article uses market data as of Tuesday close. A sharp drawdown period for preferred stocks has hammered asset coverage and increased leverage across the CEF sector. Given the sharp losses in the sector, asset coverage may be the last thing on investors' minds. Asset coverage, however,...

Co-produced w ith PendragonY Right now the worst thing you can do is panic, especially selling lots of your holdings. Panic is never your friend. Yes, a lot of your positions, HDO and non-HDO alike, are down a lot. And while most of them will recover, some will not. Some will cut...

The equity markets have been nothing but bloody. The S&P 500 index plunged last week, marking the worst week since the Lehman collapse of 2008. Nothing was spared, not even the bond markets. Retail investors are in panic. And I would like to highlight today why I remain optimistic. Don&...

Is now the time to buy? For the last year or so we have attempted to invest conservatively, focusing on U.S. Treasury and Agency securities, as well as very high credit quality securities in corporate bonds and asset-backed securities. We tried to stay on the sidelines of risk as much as ...

Co-produced with PendragonY Rollercoasters can be lots of fun, but … Since the last week of February, the markets have been quite volatile, almost like a rollercoaster ride. While many people enjoy riding a rollercoaster, it's less than enjoyable when the market value of yo...