SCCC News and Press, Sachem Capital Corp. 7.75% Notes due 2025 From 02/15/23

Summary As a portfolio of high yielding dividend stocks and ETFs are all the rage, I took the time to calculate the total return of 52 high-yield dividend names. This hypothetical high yield dividend portfolio experienced a -15% total return, in 2022. I would argue my 26 company inv...

Summary Mortgage REITs - which were left for dead amid a historically brutal year across fixed-income markets - have rebounded in recent weeks as earnings results were not as catastrophic as feared. Mortgage REITs are now outperforming Equity REITs for the year, and we continue to...

Summary Sachem capital is a specialty real estate lender with a $448 million portfolio of short term loans. The company has managed well in the current market environment reporting solid Q3 results. Sachem has 7 issues of bonds outstanding, with some yielding >13% for a 5-y...

Summary In October 2022, the number of announced dividend reductions sent a clear signal the U.S. economy is experiencing recessionary conditions. Dividend cuts are a near-real time indicator of potential distress for the businesses that declare them, particularly when their numbe...

Summary Share prices of preferred stock and baby bonds have dropped significantly YTD. Current opportunities in fixed income securities have not been available for over a decade. Securities with a reset rate or a fixed-to-floating rate are particularly attractive. Several ...

Summary Broad-based income market weakness has upended a number of typical market patterns that income investors have come to rely on. We highlight securities that boast 7-8% yields and which have also held up very well so far this year, providing a relatively stable base of capit...

Summary We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the fourth week of August and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferreds finished the week lower as Powell disabused the market from a drop in the policy rate over 2023. Pinned-to-par s...

Summary U.S. equity markets were slammed after Fed Chair Powell made clear the Fed's intentions to raise interest rates and accept "some pain" for U.S. households in its battle against inflation. Declining for the second-straight week and posting its worst weekly losses since June...

U.S. equity markets failed to extend their weekly winning streak as hawkish commentary from Fed officials sparked renewed pressure on bonds and sent benchmark interest rates back to four-week highs. Following a four-week rally that had erased over half of the benchmark's year-to-date ...

We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the second week of August and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferreds continued to rally on the back of stronger risk sentiment due to moderating inflation readings. Retail preferreds outperform...