4 Fixed Income CEFs To Protect Against 'Rising Interest Rates' (Yield Up To 9.3%) | Seeking Alpha

4 Fixed Income CEFs To Protect Against 'Rising Interest Rates' (Yield Up To 9.3%) | Seeking Alpha



This is a great article about fixed income CEFs offering yields between 7% and over 9%.  The author focuses on short-duration holding CEFs with high yields.  All of the CEFs mentioned pay their dividends monthly.  So, you get constant gratification that you are making money each month.  It is also unlikely that the general stock market will beat these yields since stocks are at a market top.  You will also have gut-wrenching volatility with stocks because everybody knows that stocks should go down, and yet powerful forces continue to keep the market afloat because they do not want to kill the golden goose yet!