PKO News and Press, Pimco Income Opportunity Fund of Beneficial Interest From 04/05/21

Dollar cost averaging (DCA) makes it possible to build an equity position or a portfolio incrementally as you have money available. This strategy also minimizes the risk from a sell-off by spreading purchases over time. Conversely, lump sum investing immediately exposes the entire...

Annuities are another option for a place to put your hard-earned money and can be almost guaranteed for fixed annuities. They offer monthly cash flow in the distribution phase of their life and this can be immediate or deferred. Closed-end funds are also an excellent way to produc...

Global growth looks set to rebound even more strongly in 2021 than we had anticipated in our January Cyclical Outlook. Over the next several months, a combination of base effects, recent increases in energy prices, and price adjustments in sectors where activity ramps up is likely to ...

Upgrades to consensus EPS forecasts have continued apace, further cementing expectations for a V-shaped global growth recovery this year and next. FTSE World estimates for this year have been raised significantly over the past three months (from 15% to 28%), bolstered by upgrades for ...

According to a well-known English finance professor, Elroy Dimson, “risk means more things can happen than will happen.”. Uncertainty does not allow us to predict in advance the probabilities of an event, nor the potential results associated with it. In financial mar...

Global manufacturing PMI buoyed by further strong gains in production. Robust growth seen in the US, Eurozone, India and Brazil despite supply chain delays close to record high. Expansion limited by further slowdown in China, in turn linked to shipping and logistics problems. ...

Broadly-defined commodities were the clear leader last month. US and foreign stocks also posted solid gains as did real estate investment trusts. The overall trend for markets was bullish last month, based on the Global Market Index (GMI). For further details see: Major ...

Looking at addressing a question that comes up frequently about if a closed-end fund is right for you. Just because you have a high income portfolio, doesn't mean you can't achieve growth too through reinvestment. While the general consensus is that a younger person is better off ...

We take a look at the PIMCO CEF leverage and coverage numbers for December. Overall, December was a pretty good month for shareholders as coverage increased across the board, NAV gains exceeded distributions while PIMCO took aggregate leverage lower to reflect less attractive valuatio...

Not all funds were forced to cut distributions during market panics. Today's list is of funds that have been paying the same or more regular distribution for a long time. These funds will now have made it through two different market panics, albeit the 2020 panic was much more brief. ...