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As the world convalesced from the pandemic, stocks advanced in the second quarter and earnings rebounded across sectors. With business gains broadening amid complex market risks, we think investors should lean on quality to find stocks that will perform well in a normalizing world eco...
As we mark the halfway point of the year, the economy is in full recovery mode and asset prices are soaring. As we enter the second half of the year though, it is hard to ignore some contradictions. Economic growth in H1 is going to print a big number, and yet, the 10-year Treasury no...
Investment uncertainty is focused on the nature of the current spike in inflation, which the Fed argues is transitory, though a growing number of people do not buy this narrative. Historically, the Fed has never been able to head off any longer-lasting inflation uptrends without a recessi...
When I get a question on a CEF or am looking at a new CEF, these are the first 5 things I will check. The five places I want to look first are; 1. Investment Policy, 2. Quick Review of Holdings, 3. Discount/Premium, 4. Performance, 5. Distributions. Once these items are checked, I...
Much of last week’s economic focus was on the inflation report. Inflation was indeed pretty hot year over year, but that wasn’t unexpected. With CPI printing at 5% year over year, bond yields fell. But these are small moves, and the trend for rates is still up for now. ...
From a consumer perspective, the consumer is actually now demanding a focus on environmental, social, governance factors. If public expectations for inflation do rise, that is going to be a change from years past. There’s going to be an opportunity to make medical progress ...
Historic efforts to develop COVID-19 vaccines have had two huge effects on the industry. Efforts to waive patents on COVID-19 vaccines to help reduce costs for emerging markets are also stuck. Since healthcare is an industry that has a profound impact on society, there’s a ...
THW has a 8.79% yield. Very attractive in this hot sector if the distribution can be maintained. I continue my series looking at CEFs beyond the yield. The fund has never cut its distribution and grown NAV over the last 4 years. This is good evidence that the distribution is well ...
There are several dates a closed-end fund investor should watch for when a CEF they own start a rights offering. Rights offerings are typically disruptive to the price and a dip in price is typical. We usually suggest to sell out of the fund when it is made clear they are going to...
April 8-May 12, 2021, readers mentioned 52 equities in their comments. Some lamented bad news so bad news investments (rogues) mixed with (mostly) favorites. (Hence, these are the ReVFa/Ro.). Ten analyst target estimated TOP NET GAIN reader faves & rogues (ReFa/Ro) FDUS, NVS, BBL,...
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There’s nothing we closed-end fund investors love more than finding a smartly run fund in an unfairly beaten-down sector. This hands us a nice discount (of course!), plus a much bigger dividend, because yields and prices move in opposite directions. In fact, with CEFs, we...
Most investors are ignoring a clear shot at 7%+ dividends double-digit price gains—year in and year out—in a sector everyone should be talking about, but isn’t. That would be healthcare, which is riding a rocket of rising spending: according to the latest number...
Tekla World Healthcare Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: THW) is pleased to announce the completion of its one for three non-transferable rights offering (the “Offering”) which expired Tuesday, April 6, 2021 (the “Expiration Date”). Pursuant to the Offer...