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Helped by fiscal and monetary policy support, bankruptcy filings in December 2020 of 34,304 hit the lowest monthly total since January 2006, according to data from legal services firm Epiq.For the year 2020, filings fell to 529,068, the lowest since 1986, indicating that federal measures to s...
With the exception of broadly defined commodities and US and foreign property shares, global markets posted solid gains last year. US stocks were the top 2020 performers, with the Russell 3000 Index surging 20.9% last year. US REITs saw the deepest loss for the major asset classes...
We recently included PPR in our Tactical Income- 100 portfolio from PHD to take advantage of a tender offer. PHD is also set for a tender offer, but the price has appreciated considerably since announcement. PPR invests mostly in senior loans, and they recently increased their dis...
Tech stocks have easily beaten high yield stocks over the past few years. We expect the opposite to happen going forward. Invest in tech, but invest more in high yield. For further details see: Why High Yield Should Pummel Tech
For the first month in three, equity CEFs on average posted positive returns, rising 9.86% on a NAV basis for November. While for the eighth month in a row, fixed income CEFs witnessed returns in the black (+3.51%). Sixteen percent of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, wit...
Junk bond yields have dropped to a record low. The effective yield of the ICE BofA US High Yield Index fell to 4.61% at the close on December 3. As bond yields fall, bond prices rise. For further details see: Junk Bond Yields Hit Record Low: Most Distorted Markets Ever ...
Broad US equities continued their momentum from Q2 following the dramatic COVID-19-driven decline earlier in the year. The S&P 500 rose 9% in Q3 after a 20% rise in Q2. Value-oriented stocks underperformed the broader market on concerns about economic fragility, the expiration of ...
December's U.S. exchange-traded monthly-paid (MoPay) dividends, upsides, and net gains include: 1. Stocks by yield (73); 2. Stocks by price upside (30); 3. Closed-End Investments, Exchange-Traded-Funds & Notes (CEICs/ETFs/ETNs) by yield >8.10% (80). The December U.S. MoPay popu...
Other than moving a few pieces around the board, the recent actions by the Fed only continues to move back the day of reckoning. The "extend and pretend illusion" our economy remains on a sound footing is alive and well. One place this is evident is in the area corporate bond mark...
The COVID-19 related sell-off in corporate bonds in Q1 2020 caused some commentators to express concern about the liquidity and functionality of fixed income ETFs, led by corporate bond ETFs. Widening discounts between corporate bond ETFs and NAV pricing after COVID-19 was cited as fu...
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PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / July 26, 2024 / The Board of Trustees of abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (NYSE:ACP) , announces today that shareholders of First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund (NYSE:FAM) ("FAM" or the "Acquired Fund") advised by First Trust Advisors L.P. have app...
2024-07-25 05:00:37 ET Few people pay much attention to the management team of a closed-end fund (CEF). But it’s becoming a much more critical factor driving CEF upside (and downside!), as well as these funds’ 8%+ dividend payouts. I was reminded of this recently by a ...
abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund (NYSE: ACP) (“ACP” or the “Acquiring Fund”) and First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund (NYSE: FSD) (“FSD” or the “Acquired Fund”) announce today the completed reorganization of the Acquired Fund wit...