YYY News and Press, YieldShares High Income From 11/06/20

YYY is a popular ETF that pays a dividend yield over 10%, however it is exposed to the most depressed industries that are failing to recover from COVID lockdowns. Before the election, YYY was looking bearish due to a small rise in credit spreads, credit downgrades, and bankruptcies. ...

Multi-asset investing has grown dramatically in popularity during the last decade. This segment of the market has been relatively underserved by benchmark providers historically. Many multi-asset funds have operated without a formal benchmark or have relied on peer group approache...

I have been advising for months to be cautious. Money traditionally earmarked for bonds has now been flowing into equities. My suggestions are an extra amount of cash, possibly some puts, taking some equity profits, considering outsized dividends which can be found, with a good am...

In U.S. high yield bonds we find the riskiest of credits. I have some concerns about municipal bonds and am particularly concerned about municipal pension bonds. Our 'Borrower's Paradise' is also good news for many leveraged ETFs and closed-end funds. For further details see...

I have long described our current investing environment as a "Borrower's Paradise" and a "Fixed-Income Investor's Hell." The situation has not changed and continues along unabated. The reason for this is really just one thing, the Fed. The reason for their posture is also just really one thing...

I stated in "Out of the Box," last Wednesday: Looking at the markets, these days, it is quite easy to find yourself lost. Equities at all-time highs, valuations at numbers that make no sense, and tech stocks shooting off like Roman Candles. Yields at all-time lows, or just off them, risk p...

We introduced the Yield Hunting Core Income Portfolio on Seeking Alpha in the latter half of 2016. At the time the US 10-year yield hit a record low of just 1.37%. While there was still some room left for it to fall further we were nearing the end of the full cycle of interest rates. The cyc...

Quantitative easing is NOT going away. – Jeffery Gundlach At a time when every asset in the capital market is generating generous returns, it can be difficult to pick a specific instrument for value. The Amplify High Income ETF ( YYY ) is an exchange-traded fund of funds that has a ...

Thesis Summary The Amplify High Income ETF ( YYY ) tracks the performance of 30 closed-end funds (CEFS) in the financial sector. The fund has been outperforming the broader market slightly and its peers marginally in the past month. It is a good buy for short term investors looking to make...

Whether you are a senior, a retiree, a pension fund, a university endowment, or a whole host of other businesses that needs yield, and a cash flow, you are in the line of fire. With the 5 year and 10 year Treasuries hitting a record low yield last week, bond investors are in a wrath of hurt. I...