Every now and then, a position inside my Augmented Income Strategy (A.I.S.) forces me to pause... reassess... and make a move that bends my usual rules without breaking them. Yesterday, AMCR did exactly that. It took a massive decline, for a "low beta" Stock, it was unusual but there are Wars occurring around the globe and they make weird opportunities arise. After further reading... Citi raised their price target by 8%... a notable shift for a packaging company that typically trades in slow, steady increments. Citi, like Prudential, is a "Conglomerate" in the Investment/Finance World... Under normal circumstances, analyst revisions don’t influence my system. I hold steady and wait for the noise to stop. Adjustments by larger firms are often reactive, and my A.I.S. framework is built to prioritize long‑term qualified dividends, not short‑term enthusiasm. I'm not selling and the shares in my view are solid. Almost equal to Preferred Stocks. To explain where I ...
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