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Imagine stocks or funds that pay out their dividends once a month! Unlike waiting for quarterly, semi-annual or (ugh) annual payouts, your angst waiting for money is reduced by 300%, or more! These March U.S. exchange-traded monthly-paid (MoPay) dividends, upsides, and net-gains include: 1. Stocks by-yield (94); 2. Stocks by price-upside (30); 3. Closed-End-Investments, Exchange-Traded-Funds & Notes (CEICs/ETFs/ETNs) by yield >8.69% (80).

Mortgage REITs have been slammed by the fallout of the ongoing regional banking crisis amid a resurgence of interest rate volatility and credit concerns, erasing their once-robust gains for 2023. Commercial mREITs' exposure to the troubled office sector has come into focus following a wave of mega-sized loan defaults from over-levered private owners. We examine these REITs' sector-by-sector exposure.

The massive beatdown in mortgage REITs and BDCs triggered a wave of upgrades. It was quite a while since we had so many bullish outlooks for the sector.

Slash to 11% or 12% incoming. Shares already dipped some, though many investors don't know about the cut yet.

Big unsustainable yield at a premium valuation. This share isn't for investors, it's for suckers. The valuation is at historically high levels. People who keep holding onto shares are not investing.

U.S. equity markets extended their rebound this week after the Federal Reserve slowed its pace of interest rate hikes while strong employment data alongside cooling wage pressures supported "soft landing" prospects. Gaining for the fourth week in the past five, the S&P 500 advanced 1.6% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 rallied 3.3% - its fourth-straight week of gains. Small caps soared 5%.

Similar shares at different valuations are the basis for alpha. The research is so hard, it requires adding dividends or looking at a chart.

Imagine stocks or funds that pay-out their dividends once-a-month! Unlike waiting for quarterly, semi-annual or (ugh) annual payouts, your angst waiting for money is reduced by 300%, or more! These January U.S. exchange-traded monthly-paid (MoPay) dividends, upsides, and net-gains include: 1. Stocks by-yield (101); 2. Stocks by price-upside (30); 3. Closed-End-Investments, Exchange-Traded-Funds & Notes (CEICs/ETFs/ETNs) by-yield >8.69% (80).

We own shares in all three picks. Up to 33% upside to book value. Some peers trade above book value.

These three REITs got much too cheap in October 2022, but they rallied too hard. Take the money and run! Shares are up 33% to 52%. They deserved a rally, but not that much.