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When the market doesn't understand, it drives the yield higher. The job of any investor is to understand what they own. Today, we help you with that process. For further details see: 2 Misunderstood Yields To Drive Your Income Higher
We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the last week of March and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferreds joined the broader recovery this week across the income space, pushing March returns into the green. Issuers, particularly thos...
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust plays in the safer area of the credit market. We are fans of the space and think it offers better risk-adjusted returns than many others. XFLT has still delivered far lower total returns than its distribution. We lo...
XFLT is a CLO and senior loan hybrid fund, setting it apart from some other pure-play CLO funds one might be familiar with. This can be an attractive fund in a rising rate environment as it should provide some upside to their income generation. The premium has been pushed even hig...
While primarily focused on CEFs, my investment portfolio also includes ETFs/ETNs and some individual stocks in order to broaden the range of sectors covered. It currently consists of 32 securities, divided into three distinct groups, each with a different investment strategy. Afte...
This is one way closed-end funds can grow their total share count, contrary to the "closed" part of their structure. When utilizing a dividend reinvestment plan or DRIP, it is generally a win-win-win scenario for all involved. Many DRIPs are implemented in the same manner, with th...
These opportunities yield up to 10%. Being patient is excellent, missing an opportunity claiming to be patient is foolish. Tired of the market? Income investors have the flexibility to take a break when needed. Do you? For further details see: Time To Get Greedy With The...
Today, we are looking at how to tell if a fund might be paying a sustainable distribution or not. We use several examples covering both fixed-income and equity funds to help highlight their differences. Overall, fixed-income funds are more straightforward to analyze than equity fu...
Reducing the tax obligation of an investor can mean greater returns when more of that cash is kept. When looking through closed-end funds, you will run across many funds that are tax-friendly. These are often equity funds to receive qualified dividends and long-term capital gains;...
Return of capital is often misunderstood as always being a bad thing when showing up in the tax character of distribution. However, there is a significant benefit to return of capital for those held in a taxable account as a way to defer tax obligations. These can be deferred pote...
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CHICAGO, July 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XA Investments (XAI), an alternative investment management and consulting firm, announced the pending transaction, by which XAI will become investment adviser to the Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund (NYSE: MCN), a $146 million listed close...
2024-06-25 17:58:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
2024-06-15 19:00:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...