MCEF News and Press, First Trust Municipal CEF Income Opportunity ETF From 09/17/20

I have long described our current investing environment as a "Borrower's Paradise" and a "Fixed-Income Investor's Hell." The situation has not changed and continues along unabated. The reason for this is really just one thing, the Fed. The reason for their posture is also just really one thing...

I stated in "Out of the Box," last Wednesday: Looking at the markets, these days, it is quite easy to find yourself lost. Equities at all-time highs, valuations at numbers that make no sense, and tech stocks shooting off like Roman Candles. Yields at all-time lows, or just off them, risk p...

Whether you are a senior, a retiree, a pension fund, a university endowment, or a whole host of other businesses that needs yield, and a cash flow, you are in the line of fire. With the 5 year and 10 year Treasuries hitting a record low yield last week, bond investors are in a wrath of hurt. I...

By Ansh Chaudhary The ETF Deathwatch decreased in size in June. Twenty-six exchange-traded products ("ETPs") were added to the list, and 14 funds were removed. Ten of those removals were due to increased health, and four were due to asset managers closing their funds. The number of additio...

I have said it often enough. We are in a "Borrower's Paradise" and a "Fixed-Income Investor's Hell." For people and institutions that need yield and a cash-flow you can just about "Forget about it." With the 10 year Treasury closing at 0.64% on Friday, we find the Bloomberg Treasury Index, wit...

For any of you that need to borrow money, you are in Paradise. This is for individuals or for corporations. We are at historical low yields and the cost of money is right above nothing. That would be Zero. Whether it is a mortgage, student loan, re-financing your debt at a bank, or for an...

By Ansh Chaudhary The ETF Deathwatch decreased in size in March. Sixteen exchange-traded products ("ETPs") were added to the list, and 54 funds were removed. Thirty-three of those funds were removed due to increased health and 21 were due to asset managers closing their funds. The low numb...

Originally published April 8, 2020 It has always been interesting to me how the media concentrates almost 100% on the equity markets. It is almost like the bond markets didn't exist or, if they did, that it was on some far off planet that didn't deserve anyone's attention. I have always fe...

Only 3% of all closed-end funds posted net asset value-based returns in the black in March with just 5% of equity CEFs and only 1% of fixed-income CEFs with returns in the plus column, says Refinitiv Lipper's Tom Roseen. More news on: Invesco CEF Income Composite Portfolio ETF, Cohen&...

The 10 year Treasury is at 1.47%. The 30 year Treasury bond is at an all time low yield of 1.92%. Just deal with it. Get over it. There ain't no yield in sight, and none is likely to show up anytime soon. The Fixed-Income markets have been flummoxed by the world's central banks and they n...