VFL News and Press, Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund From 01/24/20

By Kevin Flanagan When investors look for forward guidance on global interest rate trends, the U.S. Treasury ((UST)) market is typically viewed as the bellwether arena. While we certainly agree with this premise, every once in a while, Treasury yields can take their cue from an overseas so...

We continue to live in a "Borrower's Paradise," Wonderland. That much is obvious with the 3 month Bill at 1.54%, the two year Treasury at 1.53% and the 10 year Treasury at 1.77%. Touting his bilateral trade deals and financial deregulation, at Davos, President Trump said that "we still have ...

Introduction The first full week of the year was very positive for the municipal bonds and the closed-end funds that invest in them. Just a year ago, the market environment was totally different and it was possible to find many interesting buying opportunities in the area. Currently, the c...

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By Patricia Healy, CFA This commentary continues the discussion on key themes of the year, many long-term in nature, & reveal the need for govts & businesses to adapt. Pensions, budgets, state ratings, climate adaptation, cybersecurity, and investing This fourth-quarter com...

In August, Moody's Investors Service released its annual municipal bond market snapshot, US Municipal Bond Defaults and Recoveries, 1970-2018 , with updates through 2018. The report continues to affirm two hallmark benefits offered by muni bonds. First, municipal bankruptcies remain rare over...

Author's note : This article was released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on November 28, 2019. Chemist's "Quality" Closed-End Fund Report Quantitative screens help to rapidly narrow down attractive candidates from the database of 500-plus closed-end funds [CEFs] for further due di...

By Sheila Amoroso, Senior Vice President, Director, Municipal Bond Department, Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Group ® Municipal bonds can continue to provide a number of potential benefits for tax-sensitive investors as we move into 2020, according to Shelia Amoroso, director of F...

Our weekly commentary goes out each Sunday evening and discusses the relevant CEF news on the week along with general market action. This report was issued on December 8 th to members of Yield Hunting. Macro Picture Last week we saw trade hopes spur the equity markets to new record ...

Delaware Investments National Municipal Income Fund (NYSEMKT: VFL ) declares $0.0425/share monthly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 3.84% Payable Dec. 27; for shareholders of record Dec. 19; ex-div Dec. 18. Additionally, the fund declared LTCG of $0.0730/share, payab...