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Muni-Bond Hunters Left Empty-Handed With Trading at 16-Year Low

Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions

Today, BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (NYSE: BCX), BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust (NYSE: BDJ), BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (NYSE: BGR), BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust (NYSE: BGY), BlackRock Health Scien...

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust declares $0.20 dividend

BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (BME) declares $0.20/share monthly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 4.97%Payable May 28; for shareholders of record May 14; ex-div May 13.See BME Dividend Scorecard, Yield

Biden SEC Pick Gary Gensler Confirmed to Police Wall Street

Bitcoin ETF Drumbeat Gets Louder as Eight Issuers File With SEC

As Bitcoin hits records and Coinbase Global Inc. goes public, ETF issuers are betting en masse that U.S. regulators will green-light a fund tracking the largest cryptocurrency at long last.

Saba Capital’s Boaz Weinstein Predicts Credit Chaos Around U.S. Election

Never in his 22-year career has Boaz Weinstein seen such a disconnect between the complacency of credit investors and the anxiety of equity investors, and he predicts it could unravel in an “incredible move” around the Nov. 3 U.S. election.

My Income Portfolio - The NAV Evolution

Almost one year ago, I built an income portfolio based on 15 closed-end funds (CEFs) that I judged to have the best net asset value (NAV) performance since inception.The distributions from almost all of my CEFs have remained intact despite the rivers of ink predicting massive cuts in distributions that haven’t yet shown up.Today most of my funds have recovered from the downturn caused by the March sell-off.However, there’s still a long way to go before the since-inception NAV performance of my CEFs returns to positive territory.So, let’s accept the situation as it is and hope for a full recovery from the pandemic that upended our lives and the financial markets.

Seeking Yield With Safety

Lipper categories with low risk and moderate to high yields are listed. Top-ranked funds within the categories are listed.Over a thousand funds are ranked using Mutual Fund Observer Screens based on risk, risk-adjusted returns, quality, momentum and yield.Top-ranked funds from Charles Schwab, Fidelity, and Vanguard are listed as well as other mutual fund families, exchange traded funds and closed end funds.Funds with low risk and yields above 2% are highlighted.