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Michael Fabian

Managing Partner and CIO of FMD Capital
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Michael is a managing partner at FMD Capital Management, a fee-only registered investment advisory firm specializing in exchange-traded funds. Michael is the leader of the FMD investment committee where he implements actively-managed income portfolios using ...more
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Slow Summer Widens Closed End Fund Discounts
Saturday, August 15, 2015 4:47 PM EDT
In the seasonally weakest time of year, investors are hoping to see 2015 close with a marginal gain in risk assets. For closed end fund investors it’s been a tough pill to swallow after vigorous upside momentum during the first half of the year.
In this article: NHF, PCI
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High Yield Breakdown
Saturday, July 25, 2015 10:04 AM EDT
Could the high yield bond market be sending a precursor message to the Fed, signaling them not raise rates until 2016? The market just doesn’t seem hungry enough to gobble up excess inventory from record outstanding high yield debt levels.
In this article: HYS, HYG, JNK
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The Incredible Volatility Of Closed End Funds
Friday, July 10, 2015 8:29 PM EDT
We are now past the halfway mark for 2015, and very little headway has been made for the vast majority of closed-end funds (CEFs). Examination of the two most popular CEF indexes shows mixed results year-to-date.
In this article: PCEF, YYY
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2 CEFs Presenting Excellent Value Opportunities
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 3:55 AM EDT
Driven primarily by shaky retail investors, the schizophrenic-like persona of many popular CEFs have created opportunities for investors with spare capital seeking high income.
In this article: DBL, RCS
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Strategic Income Adjustments
Friday, June 12, 2015 8:44 PM EDT
On Wednesday we hit somewhat of a short-term capitulation point in interest rates. We identified this as a relatively good point to begin making changes.
In this article: HYG, IEF
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The Interest Rate Dance
Saturday, June 6, 2015 1:18 PM EDT
The current rise in interest rates has an eerily similar feeling to the panic and frustration after the Fed’s 2013 surprise announcement to taper quantitative easing. The bond market is reacting more to the thought of change, not the change itself.
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A Walk Down Treasury Lane
Saturday, May 30, 2015 6:10 PM EDT
The real question that remains, as individual and institutional investors alike position themselves along the yield curve: Are long-dated Treasuries going to rally on the news of a rate hike or could we see a repeat of 2013?
In this article: TOTL, JNK, BOND, HYG, AGG, BND
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The Breathtaking Volatility Of Individual Stocks
Friday, May 22, 2015 8:33 AM EDT
The volatility of individual stocks never ceases to amaze me.
In this article: VYM Also: WMT, MSFT, XOM, IBM, INTC
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Knowing When To Walk Away
Friday, May 8, 2015 9:17 AM EDT
Unlike a typical portfolio of ETFs or mutual funds traded at NAV, closed-end fund investors must decide from a fundamental perspective if a fund’s risk will ultimately be worth the reward.
In this article: IEF, HYG, BWG
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Best Funds To Hold In A Roth IRA
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 6:57 AM EDT
The low interest rate environment has created unique opportunities for total return in CEFs. Alongside the correct mix of equities, a Roth IRA can post market beating returns while still maintaining a balanced asset allocation.
In this article: VYM, TDIV, VIG, VO, VB, DBL, PDI, DSL
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Does Your Portfolio Yield 8%?
Thursday, April 2, 2015 10:39 PM EDT
For those investors inclined to assume a bit more risk in exchange for the chance at a higher return, closed end funds (CEFs) can provide both yield enhancement and exposure to more exotic strategies.
In this article: PCEF
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Dividend ETFs: Yield, Quality Or Both?
Saturday, March 28, 2015 10:10 AM EDT
The dividend growth theme offers investors a new facet to income investing: companies that are committed to paying and growing their dividends, but just as concerned with growing top- and bottom-line earnings.
In this article: VIG, DGRW, DVY, SPHD
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Bond-Boozled!
Friday, March 6, 2015 3:02 PM EDT
With the release of this morning’s employment statistics the 10-year Treasury Note Yield has leapt nearly 15 basis points to 2.50%.
In this article: TLT, IEF, AGG, BND
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The Fed Speaks And CEF Investors Breathe A Sigh Of Relief
Friday, February 20, 2015 2:03 PM EDT
For the past several months, closed-end fund investors have taken a greater interest in Federal Reserve policy “forecasts” on raising short-term interest rates.
In this article: PDI
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Are Closed End Funds Right For Your Portfolio?
Friday, January 30, 2015 3:00 PM EDT
One of my personal investing tenets is to never get involved with an investment I don’t understand. So my hope is to sluice down all of the intricacies of CEFs to just the areas that deserve the most attention, and thereby remove any intimidating factors that may exist in your investor psyche.
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An Investors Guide To Closed End Fund Pitfalls
Sunday, January 18, 2015 8:33 AM EDT
Investors in the taxable income space should take heed that it is almost always better to own non-muni CEFs in a tax-deferred account rather than in a table account due to the high income payouts.
In this article: PHK, PDI
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