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abrdn’s Mondillo: Downtrodden muni funds now represent a big opportunity

February 9th, 2024|Comments Off on abrdn’s Mondillo: Downtrodden muni funds now represent a big opportunity

Jonathan Mondillo, head of North American fixed income for abrdn, says the municipal bond market has been looking at a "teacup inversion," and as that changes when the Federal Reserve cuts rates later this year, it should set up well for...

CEF Discounts Remain Wide, Yields Attractive in Q4 2023

February 7th, 2024|Comments Off on CEF Discounts Remain Wide, Yields Attractive in Q4 2023

Business development companies (BDC) continued to rally in the fourth quarter of 2023, benefitting from stabilizing dividend policies and narrowing discounts, said John Cole Scott, AICA Chairman and President of Closed-End Fund Advisors (CEFA), on CEFA’s 48th consecutive quarterly research call.

SCG’s Merrill on how derivatives mitigate risk and goose equity returns.

February 2nd, 2024|Comments Off on SCG’s Merrill on how derivatives mitigate risk and goose equity returns.

Ian Merrill, president of SCG Asset Management -- which runs The Alternative Strategies Income Fund, a continuously offered closed-end interval fund -- says that investors can change the risk-reward picture in equities by using derivatives to reduce risk...

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