TY News and Press, Tri Continental Corporation From 09/29/20

17 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 15 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. RIV announces a rights offering. DNI to delist from the NYSE. Share repurchase programs for First Trust MLP/midstream CEFs. A number of target term CEFs cut distributions. ...

We go through what is an interesting macro picture including why the markets sold off- blame Robinhooders playing with options! Interest rates eased back down - again- after spiking. We think this could be a recurring theme for the rest of the year. Brief spikes with some rate fears. ...

Despite the surging stock market from the March lows, trillions in liquidity support from the Fed, retirement confidence declined. I have written on this subject previously regarding a 2018 Fox Business study . That study showed more Americans doubted they would be able to save enough for...

2020 is certainly going to go down in history as one of the wildest, craziest, and most memorable. In just over 100 days: The President of the United States was impeached and then acquitted; Australia experienced one of the worst wildfires in their history; We've experienced a worldwid...

By Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist I caught a bit of the James Bond movie "Casino Royale" on TV over the weekend. I couldn't help but fixate on something that I never thought of before - the government expenditures required to bankroll 007's missions. After all, this gu...

This week, Adam D. Koós discusses: The entry into the seasonably weakest quarter in the stock market and how July tends to be the best of this three-month period. How the stock market has been resilient, but that the majority of stocks are not "participating" in the rally, which is ...

" In particular, to maintain downward pressure on longer-term interest rates, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) likely will provide forward guidance about the economic conditions it would need to see before it considers raising its overnight target rate. And it likely will clarify its ...

By Evan Peterson Can the election pull back the focus from coronavirus? That's a big question facing market participants as they navigate the rare combination of a pandemic and Presidential election cycle. Typically, campaign news dominates the attention of market watchers in the ...

Dear client or friend of Vailshire Capital Management, I hope your weekend is filled with camaraderie, fun, relaxation, and thankfulness for the many freedoms we still enjoy in this great country. Current Market Conditions The previously described COVID-19-related, high-speed economic de...

The Shanghai Composite surged 7.3% this week, increasing y-t-d gains to 10.9%. The CSI 300 rose 7.6%, with 2020 gains of 16.0%. China's growth-oriented ChiNext Index's 12.8% surge boosted year-to-date gains to 54.5%. Copper jumped 7.1% this week. Aluminum rose 4.6%, Nickel 4.0%, Zinc 8.3%, Sil...