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BST yields 4.94% and pays monthly. Management raised the monthly dividend twice in the past 12 months for BST and BSTZ. BST and BSTZ are both selling at discounts to NAV. We compare BST and BSTZ holdings, dividends, performance, and other attributes. For further details ...
Price pressures are most concentrated in those sectors reporting the greatest constraints. Output consequently fell in China as well as a number of other smaller Asia-Pacific economies, and growth slowed in the US and Europe. The constraints on production caused by a lack of input...
AIO is a unique and interesting approach to tech investing, bringing further diversification for investors who might already be overweight tech. The fund is at an attractive discount and the distribution is quite appealing at this time. Now that the fund has been around for nearly...
The stock market has been in a bull market for most of the last decade. But will the next decade be as good as the last one? Fixed-income investments pay near-zero or very low interests and return negative yields after taking inflation into account. Income investors are forced to take...
It was a relatively quiet month with the major indexes heading higher again - though some volatility to get there. I've added 2 closed-end fund positions into my portfolio; BST after its rights offering and a new position in ASGI as the fund trades at an attractive valuation. I co...
BST recently completed its rights offering and I added the position back to my portfolio. The portfolio has been shifting a bit in the market capitalization, adding in additional small-cap exposure. BST is worth a buy today. For further details see: BST: Worth A Buy For ...
For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market...
The U.S. is passing the baton in leading the economic restart to other developed markets; but we see fresh challenges in many emerging markets. Better-than-expected U.S. jobs data drove U.S. 10-year bond yields to the highest level in two weeks. U.S. stocks hit record highs. China...
BST's rights offering has concluded, and was 81% subscribed. Shareholder-friendly formula meant that dilution was minimal, at -1.3% to NAV. The fund has sold off after the rights offering, presenting an attractive entry point. For further details see: BST: Decent Value A...
The IHS Markit Global Sector PMI™ signalled sustained strong recovery for the global economy, led by the consumer services sector. Basic Materials sector output growth eased for a second straight month to land in the last position of the eight sector groups we track in the glob...
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BlackRock Advisors, LLC released today share repurchase activity for certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) during the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The Funds have authorized open market share repurchase programs (the “Repurchase Programs”) pursuant ...
Today I want to show you how to build a “three-click” income portfolio that gives us three things every income investor craves, especially these days: Big discounts on our investments. Big dividends, with a 10.6% yield averaged out across three funds. Wide di...
With 2022 likely to be a wild ride, we income investors are going to lean on two key advantages. In doing so, we’ll secure 7% dividends no matter what the broader markets do. First, we can secure this “head start” by January 1 by purchasing funds that yield 7%, on a...