Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund maintains a sell rating due to poor NAV growth and unsustainable dividend coverage. HIO trades at a 6.23% discount to NAV, yet remains expensive relative to ...

Western Asset High Income's next dividend was announced on November 20, 2025 and will have an ex-dividend date of February 20, 2026. The next dividend payout for Western Asset High Income (HIO) will ...

This may be contributing to rising fears of banking sector problems among some investors, which is causing investment-grade preferred stocks to actually have higher yields than domestic junk bonds.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael writes on high income assets that help people retire early. As I write this, the S&P 500 is sitting on a 28% total return ...

Think back just a couple weeks: The "yen carry trade" had investors running scared, and we had a terrific opportunity to buy stocks--better still our favorite income plays on stocks: closed-end funds ...