Such income producing strategies may include bonds, dividend paying equities, mutual funds, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds ( ETFs) and unit investment trusts (UITs), to name a few.
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After all, loans remain one of the few asset classes that offer retail investors relatively wide distributions, with open-end funds paying yields of 4.5-5% and closed-end funds that use leverage paying 6-7%.
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He's also recommending taking a flier in some -- but not all -- emerging markets, using U.S.-based closed-end country funds.
Worse, two little-noticed but important bits of the market have imploded this month, and there are fears for a third, known as closed-end municipal-bond funds.
Denver-based Marketocracy member Gary Tucker specializes in buying the American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) of overseas companies, exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds.
To that extent, high-yield closed-end funds today are trading at a premium.
Herzfeld Advisors purchased high-yield and loan participation closed-end funds at discounts of more than 30.0%, because the prices hit rock-bottom during intraday trading, said Gondor.
Monthly dividend paying stocks can be an appropriate complement to other monthly-paying securities like closed-end bond funds.
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There is such a thing as a free lunch, sometimes, and it's closed-end funds trading at big discounts to net-asset value.
More than 100 closed-end funds are trading at discounts to net-asset value of more than 20.0%, though most of them are leveraged, meaning they borrow money to amplify their returns, a risky strategy if disaster strikes the portfolio.
Senator Collins, a vocal champion of cracking down on brokers, decided that it would be okay to exempt those brokers who sell only mutual funds, variable annuities and certain closed-end funds from the standard.
It's a type of security that has been around since Congress created a new class of closed-end funds in 1980 that allows individuals to tap into private-equity deals.
Shares in closed-end funds are traded on exchanges and can be above or, more often, below the net-asset value.
We also excluded non-U.S. stocks, blind pools, real estate investment trusts, limited partnerships and closed-end funds.
He recommends lower-cost, open-end funds when no similar closed-end looks worth buying.
Margolin recommends two closed-end funds: ING Prime Rate Trust and Van Kampen Senior Income Trust.
"I don't think a portfolio of just closed-end funds is realistic or useful, " he declares.
All else being equal, stick with closed-end funds selling at discounts to net asset value.
The silver lining was many closed-end funds fell 50%, presenting a golden opportunity for RiverNorth.
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Schmucker hired Galley in 2004, and the two began trading closed-end funds for their clients.
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Now, closed-end funds by any stretch, you want to get walked, you want to get a single.
What one is impressed by are the yields that are available from municipal bonds, particularly the closed-end funds.
Certain closed-end funds were little more than pyramid schemes, and certain equities were run up to unrealistic levels.
After all, this is what happens with closed-end funds: Realized portfolio gains are not passed through to shareholders.
You can avoid loads by using closed-end funds, though you will have to pay regular stock brokerage fees.
Our second portfolio contains closed-end funds that are trading at the steepest discounts to their net asset value.
Closed-end funds are taxed as equities while precious metal ETFs are taxed as commodities at a higher rate.
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SuperUnits traded on an exchange similar to the way closed-end funds would trade.
Patrick Galley : Closed-end funds are a unique investment vehicle because most of them have yield associated with them.
One is to invest in closed-end funds that trade at the highest absolute discount from their net asset value.
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