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To: chowder who wrote (33630)	6/17/2021 8:19:28 AM
From: E_K_S	1 Recommendation Recommended By Graustus Respond to of 34328

Have not looked at the utility CEF's, yield about twice that than for the individual stocks. You do get nice long term capital gain by holding the individual stocks. That's a good list you have. The key, just stay diversified and/or use a mutual fund/CEF to get your exposure. Make sure funds and/or CEFs are liquid. FWIW, in a taxable account it's easier to control taxable events by selling individual lots if/when necessary.

To: chowder who wrote (33630)	6/17/2021 10:11:09 AM
From: camroc325	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34328

IIRC, you posted awhile ago about the utility sector being disrupted in the not too distant future. Does this possibility still concern you?

To: chowder who wrote (33630)	6/25/2021 2:39:35 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Respond to of 34328

Re: utilities: Looking at the LT chart of XLU, it took 4 1/2 years to regain previous highs, after the 2002 and 2008 recessions. Much less with the 2020 downturn, but that is an outlier. So, utilities do not offer recession protection. Other than cash, and maybe gold (if the recession is caused by inflation), what is there? XLP does not decline as much as XLU. In non-recession years, XLU had 12-month periods of flat-to-down: Mid-2005 to mid-2006 2015 2018 Question: was that random volatility, or is there some pattern I am not seeing? Any cause you are aware of? Otherwise, prices moved steadily up with low volatility.