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Post by Admin on Dec 17, 2023 14:02:13 GMT -5
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sokky
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Post by sokky on Dec 18, 2023 9:28:00 GMT -5
Merrill Lynch recently came out with its 2024 Closed End Fund forecast. Here are some highllghts:
TOP CEFs for 2024: Sr. Loan VVR and EFT "too attractive to pass up" and MLPS NML and KYN
Leveraged munis upgraded to "buy": NMZ, BKN (main risks: sticky leverage costs)
Preferred upgraded to "buy": HPS, HPF, HPI
Convertibles " " " CHI
Cov Calls " " " NFJ
Multi Sector buys: PHK BTZ AWF
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Post by Admin on Dec 19, 2023 10:03:51 GMT -5
( seekingalpha.com/instablog/16243802-alpha-gen-capital/5966024-weekly-cef-commentary-december-17-2023-how-to-identify-low-coverage-ratios-are-red-flag?mailingid=33738080&messageid=service-rta-blog-post&serial=33738080.835) Alpha Gen Capital's Blog is my favorite CEFs narrative. They explain markets first which helps me with my portfolio. They discuss many times stocks too. In the above, they talk about the following and tell you what to do. * The Fed signals more substantial rate cuts for 2024, leading to a melt-up in risk assets and new all-time highs for the Dow Jones and S&P 500. * Inflation remains steady, with producer prices rising at the slowest pace in three years and consumer price inflation in line with estimates. * Money is flowing out of short-bonds and into longer-dated maturities, presenting an opportunity to lock in yields with individual bonds.
For many months, we've been pushing longer-duration, higher-quality including munis, preferreds, investment grade corporates, and agency MBS as these are the areas that would benefit from the Fed pivot....The rebound, as we noted several times, would be sharp and like a 'slingshot'. That has happened but we are really only back to where we were a few months ago in terms of rates and valuations...The cheapest sectors are primarily munis and a few of the interest rate sensitive areas like mortgages and preferreds.
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