UTG News and Press, Reaves Utility Income Fund of Beneficial Interest From 06/14/22

Many readers have asked me which of our closed-end funds have the most stable distributions? Hard to predict on a fund-by-fund basis, as we've seen funds with distributions that seemed to be hanging by a thread that still haven't cut their payouts. That's why we diversify since li...

Investing is simple: you just need to find quality titles, buy those titles at the lowest possible price, and keep them for the long term. Easy to say but not to do, at least for me, because I rank these steps in increasing order of difficulty. In this article I will describe, fro...

Warren Buffett is buying the fear as everyone sells. He teaches us that productive assets are the best to own at times of uncertainty. No one wins in Monopoly by accumulating the largest uninvested cash position. Two picks with yields of up to 7.2% to do the opposite. Fo...

The bull market appears to have come to an end. I adjusted my income portfolio to prepare for these rough waters. I learned a few things from the COVID crash. I still fully believe that an income portfolio yielding 8% is a reasonable goal. For further details see: Ho...

Being financially independent is a prerequisite for retirees, but can be a great stress reducer for younger folks who are several years away from retirement. We will go over our strategy as to how a diversified income portfolio with an in-built hedging mechanism with low volatility co...

UTF is a solid fund that has delivered results to shareholders over the long term. It is invested in utilities and infrastructure, with a small tilt towards global positions. The fund has the flexibility to invest across the capital structure but primarily sticks with a heavier eq...

The market has remained volatile as we have been experiencing through 2022. In fact, the major indexes have been reaching new lows as we went through April. I don't know when the bottom will be in, but I have been taking this opportunity to continue to add to cheaper positions. ...

My financial assets are divided into three distinct income portfolios, which I named with the Florentine sobriquets of Cupolone, Giotto and Masaccio. The first two, Cupolone and Giotto, contain securities paying monthly distributions and are focused on CEFs, ETFs, and ETNs. Masacc...

With index investing, there's no escape from a roller coaster ride. For most people, especially retirees, it's very difficult to tolerate large and deep drawdowns. Retirees and conservative investors need income, growth to meet inflation, and most importantly, conservation of capital ...

Inflation continues to accelerate, with the PPI showing a record increase. The Fed has just begun to increase interest rates to address inflation. Utilities do well both when interest rates increase and inflation is high. For further details see: Reliable Income In Unrel...