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Michael Foster, PhD, has worked as an equity analyst for a decade, focusing on fundamental analysis of businesses and portfolio allocation strategies. Dr. Foster reports are widely read by analysts and portfolio managers at some of the largest hedge funds and investment banks in the world, with trillions of dollars in assets under management. He received his PhD in 2008 and continues to offer consulting services to institutional investors and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.
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Most of the breathless coverage about the fate of America’s banks is way off the mark. But it has created a CEF buying opportunity this month – the John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), explains Michael Foster, editor of CEF Insider.
Michael Foster
INCOME
Tickers: BTO
We’ve got a nice opportunity sitting in front of us in corporate bonds, which were more oversold than stocks last year. It’s the Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (HIO), a classic high-yield bond fund sporting a variety of issues that are mainly from bigger companies, contends Michael Foster, editor at CEF Insider.
Michael Foster
INCOME
Tickers: HIO
You’d think that in a growing economy with low unemployment and a Federal Reserve nearing the end of its rate-hike cycle, just about anything would be more interesting than “boring” municipal bonds, suggests Michael Foster, editor of CEF Insider.
Michael Foster
BONDS
Tickers: RMM
We’re facing another year of gloominess in 2023; we don’t want to get caught in a possible downdraft, but we also want the exposure for another possible decade of 13% annualized gains, explains Michael Foster, investment strategist with Contrarian Outlook.
Michael Foster
FUNDS
Tickers: PDI
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“CEF professor,” Michael Foster, delivers every month in CEF Insider. The picks he serves up are handpicked to throw off safe 7%+ yields and 15% total returns in 12 months or less!
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