VettaFi: The Big Four Recession Indicators
VettaFi: The Big Four Recession Indicators May 28th, 2026
Ep. 165— Sit’s Doty sees current market creating a sweet spot for CEFs
Bryce Doty, senior portfolio manager at Sit Investment Associates, says that the market's troubles this year have set closed-end funds up to be in a sweet spot, able to generate additional returns that traditional mutual funds and ETFs can't get investing in the same spaces...
Ep. 164— The difference between funds with discounts or premiums is more than pricing
John Cole Scott, chief investment officer at Closed-End Fund Advisors and the chairman of the Active Investment Company Alliance, discusses some equity and fixed-income funds currently trading at premiums and compares them with similar funds priced at a discount...
Ep. 163— Nuveen’s Ryan: Municipal bonds have stabilized and are poised to recover
Portfolio manager Tim Ryan of Nuveen -- who runs the Nuveen Dynamic Municipal Opportunities closed-end fund -- says that after a miserable first half of 2022 that lagged Treasury bonds, conditions have stabilized for muni bonds, which now have a more attractive yield curve...
Ep. 341 — ARDC’s Brufsky on how active management drives opportunities in a changing rate environment
Seth Brufsky, Chief Executive Officer for the Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, talks about how the start of rate cuts and a falling interest rate environment impacts high-yield bonds, leveraged loans and collateralized loan obligations, noting that fixed-rate ...
Ep. 340 — Nuveen’s Chintapalli says the high-yield market has never looked less junky
Ravi Chintapalli, Client Portfolio Manager covering leveraged finance for the Nuveen Global Fixed Income team, says that he has never seen a high-yield market that has been higher quality than what he is seeing now. That helps to explain tighter spreads, and suggests ...

