I am a collaborator with the Yield Hunting Marketplace Service. In my former life, I did Operations and IT consulting for clients at a variety of federal government agencies. Several years ago, I transitioned to "full time status" as a landlord of a number of high yield residential rental properties (bought as foreclosures/short sales after the GFC). As I’ve disposed properties, I’ve recycled capital into income investments — preferreds, bonds and CEFs. I employ strategies across all timeframes, from buy-and-hold to dividend capture and all risk levels — IG to deep junk. I’m always looking for relative value and alpha in individual trades but am also deeply focused on the macro and where we are in the economic cycle. I live dangerously and like to use leverage — both direct leverage via margin and indirect leverage trading Treasury futures.