Fixed-Income Update
The Energy Sector’s Endangered Dividends
Third-Quarter Earnings Season Cometh
Your Questions Answered
Closed-End Bond Funds: Value among the Ruins
Bonds: What to Do in a Seller’s Market
The seller's market for bonds favors dividend-paying equities, but investors need to remain disciplined and avoid overpaying for quality.
Closed-End Bond Funds: Few Jewels amid the Junk
Few high-yield investments deserve greater scrutiny and skepticism than closed-end bond funds.
Closed-End Bond Funds: Proceed with Caution
Closed-end bond funds have pulled back over the past 12 months in anticipation of rising interest rates.
Navigating the Municipal-Bond Minefield
Welcome to the year of living dangerously in the municipal bond market. Detroit's bankruptcy filing serves as a reminder that investors can no longer assume the riskiest borrowers eventually will be bailed out if they can’t keep up with their debt.
Celebrating Diversity
Successful income investing is a buy-and-hold game. And when you're investing for the long term, diligence and diversification are your best defense against the market's vagaries. These guiding principles are behind the latest additions to our Lifelong Income Portfolio.