XA’s DiBernardo on covered-call strategies gaining ground and popularity
Ray DiBernardo, Portfolio Manager of the XAI Madison Equity Premium Income fund, says that covered-call strategies have become increasingly popular of late, as investors want to goose income while reducing market risk. DiBernardo, an analyst at Madison Investments, notes ...
Rob Shaker on what’s next for closed-end discounts
Portfolio manager Rob Shaker of Shaker Financial Services returns to The Navigator, having been a happy camper when discounts grew massive at the start of the pandemic, and having been more circumspect as they narrowed late in 2020...
Covered call funds help combat heightened volatility
Daniel Ashcraft, portfolio manager for Gateway Investment Advisers -- part of the firm’s team responsible for running the Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund -- says that with volatility on the rise and likely to stay that way...


