BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (AMEX:DSU)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

Investment approach consists largely of high-yield bonds and participations in leveraged bank loans.

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Member Avatar GOFORAWILDRIDE (99.48) Submitted: 9/29/2009 2:36:09 PM : Outperform Start Price: $2.86 DSU Score: +9.67

Dividend payout of 10.4% will drop start price and make this an outperform

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Member Avatar NotJesseL (< 20) Submitted: 2/18/2009 7:21:07 PM : Outperform Start Price: $1.63 DSU Score: +67.96

I figure bonds will out do the market for the next few years. (sorry to say)

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Member Avatar daviducsb (31.32) Submitted: 1/15/2009 2:01:22 AM : Outperform Start Price: $2.15 DSU Score: +18.89

Nice dividend to buffer stock price volatility

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Member Avatar daverin (83.11) Submitted: 9/15/2008 1:30:28 PM : Outperform Start Price: $3.17 DSU Score: +9.83

Excellent management. Currently down secondary to financial markets crisis. Will rebound.

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Member Avatar bjornmillard (< 20) Submitted: 9/13/2008 5:55:40 PM : Underperform Start Price: $3.25 DSU Score: -6.19

Defaults will last a while.

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Member Avatar ccox92 (< 20) Submitted: 7/18/2008 3:49:48 PM : Underperform Start Price: $3.26 DSU Score: -9.63

If you look at the chart for DSU compared to the S&P, it mirrors the S&P, but is usually under the performance. It rarely crosses over the S&P for a bigger percentage of gains, so the best bet is to underperform.

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Member Avatar Walkerg55 (< 20) Submitted: 9/4/2007 11:53:57 PM : Outperform Start Price: $3.84 DSU Score: +6.12

this is a great return for the price, I just wish i would have grabbed it when it was down.

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Member Avatar Vaquero12 (71.53) Submitted: 8/26/2007 10:37:42 AM : Outperform Start Price: $3.83 DSU Score: +6.37

money machine

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Member Avatar spencerdr (< 20) Submitted: 7/14/2007 9:27:06 AM : Outperform Start Price: $4.03 DSU Score: +5.50

tainted by subprime fears

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Member Avatar wesac (< 20) Submitted: 3/27/2007 2:26:47 PM : Outperform Start Price: $4.13 DSU Score: -4.89

holds both domestic and international debt structures

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Member Avatar StLouisCardinals (89.11) Submitted: 2/27/2007 4:11:43 PM : Outperform Start Price: $4.10 DSU Score: -6.29

I'd rather have more buyback, but I'll take the dividends.

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Member Avatar takethemoneynrun (< 20) Submitted: 12/17/2006 9:41:01 PM : Outperform Start Price: $4.03 DSU Score: -3.06

Can't beat the dividends everyone should have this one in their portfolio.

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