The bad bank will be like a closed-end mutual fund and can be run as such.

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An alternative, some investors say, is to purchase shares in a closed-end mutual fund that owns bullion.

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Consider Central Fund of Canada ( CEF), which is, first of all, a closed-end mutual fund, not an ETF.

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Like a mutual fund, a closed-end fund is a pool of investments.

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