KIO News and Press, KKR Income Opportunities Fund From 01/02/20

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on December 4, 2019. Please check latest data before making investment decisions. Chemist's "High-High-Low" Closed-End Fund Report Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates fr...

By Patricia Healy, CFA This commentary continues the discussion on key themes of the year, many long-term in nature, & reveal the need for govts & businesses to adapt. Pensions, budgets, state ratings, climate adaptation, cybersecurity, and investing This fourth-quarter com...

Although risk-free yields have nudged up a bit after seven years of Fed ZIRP (zero interest rate policy) from 2008 to 2015, the desirability of investment grade or bank insured yield vehicles remains muted. Indeed, with the 10-year Treasury continuing to sit sub-two percent and the Fed easing ...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on November 28, 2019. 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 due di...

Moody's warns that U.S. junk bonds may be poised for a significant decline after a rally this year has put the riskier end of the corporate bond market spectrum in a precarious state. More news on: iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF...

Rick Rieder and Russ Brownback argue that contrary to the many year-end outlooks foreseeing either a recession or a rebound in 2020, the most likely path for the economy and markets is more moderate, which can be encapsulated in their theme of "1.8." In the season of proliferating 2020 out...

By Tracy Chen, CFA, CAIA In part one , we provided an in-depth analysis of CLO tranches, including the factors driving their spreads. While each tranche has been influenced by varying forces, we noted the fundamentals for the overall market have deteriorated, particularly relative to high...

Author's note : This article was initially released to members on October 24, 2019. This commentary followed the publication of The Chemist's Quality Closed-End Fund Report: October 2019 . All funds in this report have >100% earnings coverage. Checking out the highest-yielding "Qu...

Author's note : This article was initially released to members on October 24, 2019. 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 due diligence and inves...

In 2008, CDOs were the news of the day hitting a peak of $800 billion. Collateralized Debt Obligations are derivatives based on cash flow generating assets that are turned into investment products. These CDOs were mostly mortgage based in 2008 and went sour when housing prices and mortgage p...