TSI News and Press, TCW Strategic Income Fund Inc. From 12/24/20

30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 2.66% for the week ending Dec. 24, down from 2.67% in the prior week and 3.74% at this time a year ago, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey."The housing market is poised to finish the year strong as low mortgage rates continue ...

TCW Strategic Income Fund (TSI) declares $0.0382/share quarterly dividend, -41.2% decrease from prior dividend of $0.0650.Forward yield 2.65%Payable Jan. 8; for shareholders of record Dec. 31; ex-div Dec. 30.See TSI Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further details...

30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 2.67% for the week ending Dec. 17, down from 2.71% in the prior week and 3.73% at this time a year ago, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey."Mortgage rates are at record lows and pushing many prospective homebuyers off the sidelines...

30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate averages 2.71% in the week ending Dec. 10, 2020, unchanged from the prior week and down from 3.73% at this time a year ago, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey."Mortgage rates remain at record lows, resisting their typical correlat...

GBAB is a great long-term performer with high-quality characteristics. The fund is up over 8.7% YTD on price and 5.3% on NAV. The fund is increasingly venturing into tax-free munis as a way to supplant the declining taxable muni ("BAB") space. The yield is being 'juiced' a bit by ...

30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 2.72% for the week ending Nov. 25, unchanged from the previous week, and down from 3.68% at this time a year ago, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.The record low rates are fueling a refinance boom, mainly by high-income borrowers...

30-year fixed rate mortgage averages 2.72% for the week ending Nov. 19, 2020, its lowest level in the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey's history dating back to 1971.Compares with 2.84% in prior week and 3.66% at this time a year ago."Weaker consumer spending data, which accounts for...

Seven conservative mutual funds and one exchange-traded fund are evaluated for defensive performance. The shortlist of funds is TMSRX, HSTRX, GAVIX, ADVNX, AEDNX, COTZX, FIXD, and SUBFX. These funds were selected from my last article on Seeking Alpha and shortlisted based on Port...

30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 2.84% for the week ending Nov. 12, 2020 vs. 2.78% in the prior week and 3.75% at this time a year ago, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.The mortgage rate increase follows positive data coming out of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate t...

30-year fixed rate mortgage averages 2.78% for the week ending Nov. 5, the 12th record low this year, vs. 2.81% in the prior week and 3.69% at this time a year ago, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey.Freddie Chief Economists Sam Khater says the new record low is due t...