PCI News and Press, PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund of Beneficial Interest From 04/30/21

PIMCO surprised investors by announcing a merger of two of their most popular funds into a third. Most of the arbitrage already is gone but we highlight some of our thoughts surrounding what's next and the distribution. I wrote to members this AM that I expected PDI to be down 1% ...

NEW YORK, April 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PIMCO, one of the world’s premier fixed income investment managers, has announced that the Board of Trustees of each of PIMCO Dynamic Credit & Mortgage Income Fund (“PCI”) (NYSE: PCI), PIMCO Income Opportunity Fund ( ...

Near-record supply chain disruption has led to fastest rise in global input prices since August 2008. Higher costs were passed through to clients at sharpest pace for over a decade in March. Shipping delays, elevated transport costs and higher commodity prices likely to feed throu...

I introduced the Simple Retirement Portfolios to investors last year. Portfolios are meant to provide retirees with a simple way to invest their retirement savings, but with greater yields and performance than comparable funds and indexes. The portfolios have accomplished their go...

The most recent UNII report showed continued deterioration in the coverage ratios and UNII values of the taxable funds. Coverage ratios were weaker on the taxable side in part because of a weaker dollar relative to the pound. Muni CEF coverage remains very strong. I'm concerned ab...

PCI's latest 6-month report showed NII coverage still remained high, even after NII took a hit. Looking at coverage over longer periods of time can help provide more accurate earnings due to month-to-month fluctuations that can show some stark differences. With coverage remaining ...

If you've just retired and had a sizable chunk of cash to put to work, where can you earn a decent income while preserving and growing your capital? You may be in a situation where you need to move away from a fund-based investment approach to a self-managed income-oriented stock inve...

Investors chasing small and mid-size value stocks are causing yields to decline for fixed income investments. I have reduced holdings into core investments surviving the pandemic. Portfolio Online Tracker, POT5.8 update, charts in this article come from the tracker. For furt...

There are three primary things that I see a lot of newer CEF investors get hung up on; return of capital, section 19a and data aggregators distribution classifications. All three of these have to do with the tax character of the distributions and the mistakes that can be made. The...

Three more high-dividend picks that can provide outstanding income, turning a little capital into a growing income stream. More ways to get that monthly dividend check into your brokerage account and enjoy the benefits. We mix in some funds and a choice for income and great capita...