MINT News and Press, PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund From 11/07/19

Savers sometimes do not know about the alternative options they have when it comes to finding homes for their short-term cash. One option that was brought to my attention from a loyal reader was Prudential Financial's Ultra Short Bond ETF ( PULS ). Not knowing about this ETF, I went ahead and ...

Big Picture Thesis Investors who own higher-risk/higher-return assets generate an order of magnitude greater wealth over time than savers who own lower-risk/lower-return assets. (In econo-speak, saving and investing are the same thing, but here "saving" refers to stashing one's money in an a...

In my last more general article, titled "Here Are The Stocks I'm Buying In The Next Dip," I presented some of the stocks I was preparing to buy if a dip materialized. Now, a strong dip did not truly materialize, but the market has recovered somewhat in the light of positive trade news, with ...

"Don't feed the animals." Signs bearing this exhortation can often be found in national and state parks or large city parks, in which a variety of wildlife reside with minimal human contact. Image Source The reason for this injunction is simple: There is a natural order that exists...

Note: This report was released to members one month ago. Chemist's 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 investigation. Previous editions of the Rep...

Risks abound in today's market environment. From geopolitical to trade, economic, credit, or election risk, the potential for the reemergence of volatility seems ubiquitous. And yet, the S&P 500 ( SPY ) is currently only ~3% off of its all-time high reached in July. Investors have shrugg...

Note: This note was released to members two weeks ago. As noted in our Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Nuveen Fixed Income Cuts , the turn of the month is usually when distributions from the major fund houses are announced, and this month saw Nuveen cutting distributions on a number of fi...

The UK Supreme Court deals a strong blow to Brexit's chances. Donald Trump digs his heels in on protectionism. Houthi rebels (likely backed by Iran) successfully shut down half of Saudi oil production capacity through a terrorist strike. Democrats launch an official impeachment inquiry into th...

Co-produced by Stanford Chemist . This article was first released on August 23rd, 2019. An investor with a long-term focus shouldn't go and make wild changes to their portfolio during times of volatility. This is true, even with fears of a recession on the horizon and trade war escalation...

Note: This article was first released to members 2 weeks ago. 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] sectors in the last week, as well as to highlight recently concluded or upcoming corpora...