Torsten Asmus The iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HYBB) covers mostly BB rated fixed income securities in the corporate US debt market. The two key things to focus on are credit rating and duration. We think that credit spreads are a little too low in the current environment considering the risks to corporate debt…
ergint prtma/iStock via Getty Images Chocolate makes people happy. It is sweet, smooth, and melts in your mouth. The rich taste comes from cocoa beans that grow on trees (mostly in West Africa. However, you’ll being paying a lot more for your favorite candies in 2024, due to unprecendated weather and disease issues in Ivory…
Moussa81 Many consumer staples stocks haven’t had a great past 12 months, as consumer-driven demand during the early COVID years have waned and as higher interest rates have given income investors more options in searching for yield. Plus, with the market chasing growth stocks in the Al sector, there’s all the more reasons for investors…
Hiraman Overview BlackRock Health Sciences Trust (NYSE:BME) is a CEF (Closed End Fund) that primarily aims to generate total returns by combining current income, immediate gains, and long-term capital appreciation. To achieve this objective, BME aims to invest a minimum of 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies involved in health sciences and…
cmart7327/E+ via Getty Images State of the REIT Nation In our quarterly State of the REIT Nation, we analyze the recently-released NAREIT T-Tracker data. Last week, we published our REIT Earnings Recap which analyzed Q2 results on a company-by-company level, but this report will focus on higher-level macro themes affecting the REIT sector at large….