PMX News and Press, PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III of Beneficial Interest From 01/26/20

Note: Data from the article are from January 10, 2020. 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 corporate ac...

By Kevin Flanagan When investors look for forward guidance on global interest rate trends, the U.S. Treasury ((UST)) market is typically viewed as the bellwether arena. While we certainly agree with this premise, every once in a while, Treasury yields can take their cue from an overseas so...

(This report was first issued to members of Yield Hunting on January 6th. All data herein is from that report.) Closed-End Fund Analysis December capped off a very good year for closed-end funds with nearly all asset classes posting solid returns - and the majority up double digits. CEFA...

We continue to live in a "Borrower's Paradise," Wonderland. That much is obvious with the 3 month Bill at 1.54%, the two year Treasury at 1.53% and the 10 year Treasury at 1.77%. Touting his bilateral trade deals and financial deregulation, at Davos, President Trump said that "we still have ...

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By John R. Mousseau, CFA 2019 saw bond yields turn around from their climb in 2018 and move lower. Since the Federal Reserve changed its language last December to being accommodative and data-driven, we have seen yields across the board come down a lot. There is no question that this drop ...

Co-produced by Stanford Chemist . This article was originally released on December 14th, 2019. The bucket strategy allows an investor to take advantage of higher-risk assets, while simultaneously making sure a retiree has enough cash for immediate needs. This isn't a new strategy or one t...

Main Thesis The purpose of this article is to evaluate the PIMCO Municipal Income Fund III ( PMX ) as an investment option at its current market price. PMX is a CEF invested in municipal ((muni)) debt but without the single state focus of many PIMCO offerings. While I still see plenty of val...

Introduction Over the past year, the municipal bonds showed a very strong performance, and they managed to increase their prices significantly. The end of the year is a fact, and it is very interesting to see what will be the performance of the sector in 2020. Of course, the policy of the ...

Main Thesis The purpose of this article is to identify some investment strategies for consideration in 2020. After a strong 2019, investors should be sitting pretty with strong gains to both the fixed income and equity markets. Despite this strong showing, investors are understandably nervou...