RCG News and Press, RENN Fund Inc From 09/07/21

The economic slowdown we’ve been writing about for months officially arrived last Friday in the form of a particularly weak employment report. But the US economy did still add 235,000 jobs in August. The economic recovery is still intact, even if at a reduced rate of change. ...

Last year, we were looking at distribution changes due to the COVID pandemic sell-off. CEFs distribute out most of their earnings as distributions, so they pay relatively higher yields. However, relatively higher yields mean that any downturn is likely to cause distribution cuts. ...

What we’ve seen this year is an exceptionally high rate of earnings growth across markets, but that’s not going to persist. It’ll start to moderate as we move into the second half of this year and slow further as we get into next year. And companies are going to b...

Data on the rotation between small-cap growth and value stocks goes back decades. Looking back over 40 years, small value beat small growth about two-thirds of the time. Small-cap growth stocks had a bit of a spike, it's retesting and sort of rebuilding. For further details ...

The following slide deck was published by RENN Global Entrepreneurs Fund in conjunction with their 2021 Q2 earnings call. For further details see: RENN Global Entrepreneurs Fund 2021 Q2 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

The historic valuation gap between global Value and Growth stocks finally began its reversal. Despite pockets of outrageously overvalued Growth stocks being de-rated in Q1 and Q2, we still believe we are in a Growth bubble. Speculative behavior is rampant. We firmly believe that v...

It is impossible to avoid all risks. I attempt to identify as many risks as possible and manage these risks by addressing them. All assets have embedded risks, whether we can identify them or not. Should one invest in growth or value? In examining eleven time periods, the average grow...

20 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 21 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs lead, while commodities lag. Covered call increased most in premium/discount valuation last week. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: June 13, 2021

The breakneck pace of the COVID-driven decline and restart has made for one unprecedented economic and market cycle. We begin the second half positioned for recovery, while also safeguarding against potential bouts of market angst. We remain constructive on U.S. stocks as the economic...

At Mutual Series, we buy stocks at a discount to what they are worth, taking an objective view of the economic value of the company’s assets and growth prospects. Economic value reflects an asset’s potential contribution to cash flow growth and the company’s compe...