KIO News and Press, KKR Income Opportunities Fund From 01/13/21

Only funds with yield over 7.5%, coverage higher than 90% and trading at a discount are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. The top DxYxZ funds are DSL, PGZ, and KIO. For further details see: The 'High-High-Low' Closed-End Fund Report, Dece...

The stock market made an all-time high in its first week of 2021, shrugging off the violence, and the Treasury market recaptured 1% on the 10-year note, closing the week at 1.12%. Furthermore, there is no pressure in the junk bond market, which, rightly or wrongly, assumes that with t...

Credit markets have staged an epic rebound from the depths of March 2020. But in a low-growth, low-yield world, we believe there may be more room to run in 2021. For investors, we believe a nimble, selective approach will be especially important to grasp the opportunities presente...

Ultra-low interest rates make it difficult for investors to earn yields in excess of inflation. High-yield bonds can be a source of income in today’s market. iShares has numerous bond ETFs that can help investors target different segments of the high yield bond market, depe...

The new Administration's tax proposals, in year one, total some $3.9 trillion, according to Moody's Analytics estimates. Yields on munis sank to 1.14%, which is their lowest since 1979. Also, the municipal bond spread to Treasuries is near historic lows. Yields have gone up somewh...

Corporate America has used the past few months to strengthen balance sheets and position itself to "ride out the storm" of the next 6-12 months or more. I feel more confident about CLOs and the underlying corporate loan market that supports it. Trends in corporate default rates, t...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY and DxYxZ are given. The top ranked funds are DSL, PGZ and KIO. For further details see: The Chemist's Quality Closed-End Fund Report: December 2020

With the exception of broadly defined commodities and US and foreign property shares, global markets posted solid gains last year. US stocks were the top 2020 performers, with the Russell 3000 Index surging 20.9% last year. US REITs saw the deepest loss for the major asset classes...

Tech stocks have easily beaten high yield stocks over the past few years. We expect the opposite to happen going forward. Invest in tech, but invest more in high yield. For further details see: Why High Yield Should Pummel Tech

23 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 22 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. Rally continues for the fifth week; MLPs lead again. DSL cuts distribution. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: December 6, 2020