RMRM News and Press, RMR Mortgage Trust From 09/13/21

Shareholders are Encouraged to Vote FOR the RMRM Share Issuance Proposal Before the Special Meeting of Shareholders on September 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. ET RMR Mortgage Trust (Nasdaq: RMRM) today announced that, on September 10, 2021, three proxy advisory firms that advis...

With broad market indexes and income sectors like REITs and utilities hovering near all-time highs, the yields for many equity income investments are noticeably lower now than in the past. This note briefly discusses the income challenge facing investors and how allocations to midstre...

The pandemic hit the construction sector hard. Spending dropped across both residential and non-residential construction, with employment plunging in the sector as a whole. However, plunging borrowing costs and the prospect of working from home stimulated a subsequent housing boom tha...

U.S. equity markets were mixed this week following a disappointing employment report that raised questions about the momentum behind the economic recovery and the monetary policy direction of the Fed. Impacted by chatter over potential corporate tax hikes, large-caps led the way on th...

Risk-adjusted performance continued to rise in August for the Global Market Index. Sharpe ratios in global markets generally are elevated. GMI represents a theoretical benchmark for the “optimal” portfolio. For further details see: Major Asset Classes | Aug...

The expected risk premium for the Global Market (GMI) ticked up in August, reaching an annualized 6.1%, slightly above the previous month’s estimate. Despite the comparatively high GMI forecast, the current estimate remains well below the index’s realized risk premium fo...

The winning streak for American shares rolled on in August. US stocks rose for a seventh straight month and posted the strongest gain for the major asset classes. US bonds also lost ground in August. The Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index slipped 0.2%, the first monthly decline for the be...

Following the economic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented stimulus response, supply bottlenecks and a rebound in demand have been a feature of 2021. We observe that a diversified portfolio approach has had the highest correlation to upside inflation and the leas...

VICI Properties is the new King of Vegas following a blockbuster $17B acquisition of fellow casino REIT MGM Growth Properties, combining to form one of the world's largest real estate owners. The mega-merger will give the combined firm a dominant competitive position in the critical L...

U.S. equity markets advanced to fresh record-highs this week as dovish Fed commentary, strong housing data, and signs of a COVID apex offset geopolitical concerns following a deadly attack in Afghanistan. Capping off the week with its 52nd record closing high - the most in a sing...