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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 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...

An all-stock portfolio is usually a risky bet for retirees due to sequence of returns risk and inflation. That said, we can arrange stocks by sectors to better prepare for bear markets and any economic environment. It's the all-weather retirement stock portfolio. An all-...

This article is my second in a series. Its purpose is to assist members in building a REIT portfolio from the ground up – even in these perilous times. I hope you enjoy reading it. And please let me know if you have any comments, questions, or suggestions. In Part...

Each crisis is unique. Not only do sectors and individual companies perform differently financially, but the market's ability to ascertain the strong from the weak in the short term is unreliable. This means stock prices react wildly differently whether or not they should be based on ...

The bull market in fixed income is over and interest rates are rising. The June CPI estimate came in hotter than expected. The Fed is pushing interest rates higher. Fixed income securities are starting to look attractive again. This article presents roughly 100 candidate s...