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RA remains discounted, offering a potential for investors to participate in potential upside in a contraction of the discount. The high distribution is enticing for income investors; however, stay cautious as coverage slips. They had increased leverage on the fund, to participate ...

"Japanification" is the process of other countries' economies becoming like that of Japan: flatlined, with little to no growth or inflation and interest rates stuck at zero indefinitely. Because of the Monetary Death Spiral process that I've described elsewhere, many countries around ...

There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs. —Thomas Sowell Macroeconomic Thesis In the past, on multiple occasions, I've written about how the United States' enormous national debt burden will slow economic growth going forward. Academic studies have demonstrated that, a...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist NextEra Energy Inc. ( NEE ) is a leading renewable energy utility company. This focus on renewables and strong growth have pushed their valuations to new heights. Investors are undoubtedly concerned with the current valuation. How...

Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund (ACP) has a high distribution yield of 14.36%, sells at a discount to its net asset value ((NAV)) of 3.37%, and has managed to come back from a 50% drop in price back in March to a current total return loss on the year of only about 3%. That's a pretty at...

Author's note: This article was released to members of CEF/ETF Income Laboratory on July 21. Please check latest data before investing. Dear CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members, I would like to welcome the new members who have joined us recently. Newer members should check out the " Gett...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist Authors Note: This is an article that will be quite unlike my others. This article will focus on a specific company - a type of a "deep dive" into a company. I'm hoping if they are of interest to readers that potential future p...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on June 16, 2020. Please check latest data before investing. Chemist's Closed-End Fund Report Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus closed-...

(This report was issued to members of Yield Hunting on Sunday, June 14, 2020. We issue similar commentary every Sunday night) Macro Picture Volatility returned this week in a big way with the Dow recording one of its largest point declines ever. The renewed fears of a second wave of coro...

Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist One of the best reasons (and probably main for many investors) to own a closed-end fund is because they pay out larger than typical distributions. They also often pay out these distributions every month. Therefore, retirees and th...