Article Archive: CEF Specialist

Title Collection Author Date
A Precious-Metals Fund That Straddles the Gold Debate CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 05/22/12
A Fund Makeover With Positive Results CEF Specialist Cara Esser 05/15/12
High Income Without the Hassle CEF Specialist Steven Pikelny 05/08/12
You've Probably Never Heard of This Go-Anywhere Fund, Despite Its Track Record CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 05/01/12
Morningstar's New Closed-End Fund Analyst Reports CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 04/27/12
Star Manager Hasenstab Has Generated Strong Results for This Fund CEF Specialist Cara Esser 04/24/12
A Lesser-Known Emerging-Markets Gem Run by Templeton's Hasenstab CEF Specialist Cara Esser 04/17/12
The Lone Star Muni Fund CEF Specialist Steven Pikelny 04/10/12
A Wide-Moat Portfolio in a Deep-Discount CEF CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 04/03/12
Which of These Funds Is Not Like the Others? CEF Specialist Steven Pikelny 03/27/12
A High-Income, Diversified CEF CEF Specialist Steven Pikelny 03/20/12
The Most Leveraged Closed-End Fund Doesn't Acknowledge It's Leveraged CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 03/13/12
A Senior-Loan CEF With a Twist CEF Specialist Cara Esser 03/06/12
This Global CEF Recently Upped Its Distribution by 24% CEF Specialist Cara Esser 02/28/12
10 Reasons This CEF Should Remain Deeply Discounted and One Reason to Consider It CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 02/21/12
This Bill Gross-Managed CEF Is Risky, but Long-Term Returns Are Strong. CEF Specialist Cara Esser 02/14/12
A Leveraged Muni CEF With Low Volatility CEF Specialist Steven Pikelny 02/07/12
India-Focused Closed-End Funds Looking Compelling CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 01/31/12
Can a Strategy Change Boost Performance of This Mediocre Fixed-Income Fund? CEF Specialist Cara Esser 01/24/12
A Short-Dated Muni Fund With High Income CEF Specialist Steven Pikelny 01/17/12
Interested in the QQQs? Check Out This Closed-End Fund Alternative at a Decent Discount CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 01/10/12
Solid Distributions Have Kept This Muni Fund Afloat CEF Specialist Steven Pikelny 01/03/12
Don't Let This Muni Fund Pass You By CEF Specialist Steven Pikelny 12/27/11
Interested in Investing in Asia? Check Out This Top-Performing CEF CEF Specialist Cara Esser 12/20/11
Two Proposed--and Interesting--CEFs in the Pipeline CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 12/13/11
Preaching to the Choir About Cornerstone Strategic Value CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 12/06/11
If You Believe Investors Are Rational, Consider the Case of Cornerstone Total Return CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 11/29/11
Three Closed-End Funds That Are Delicious--With or Without Gravy CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 11/24/11
Owning This CEF Isn't a Crime, But It Should Be CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 11/15/11
CEF Spotlight: A Nonrated Muni Fund CEF Specialist Steven Pikelny 11/08/11
CEF Spotlight: Fund's Success Lies in Active Currency and Interest-Rate Bets CEF Specialist Cara Esser 11/01/11
CEF Spotlight: Can This Muni Fund Maintain Its 5-Star Rating? CEF Specialist Steven Pikelny 10/25/11
CEF Spotlight: A Highly Volatile Real Estate Fund With Good Recent Performance CEF Specialist Cara Esser 10/18/11
A Muni Fund With a Management Shakeup CEF Specialist Steven Pikelny 10/11/11
CEF Spotlight: A Strong-Performing Thai Fund CEF Specialist Cara Esser 10/04/11
CEF Spotlight: A High-Yield Municipal Fund CEF Specialist Steven Pikelny 09/27/11
CEF Spotlight: A Fund That Mimics the Dow Jones Industrial Average CEF Specialist Cara Esser 09/20/11
CEF Spotlight: A Short-Duration Fund CEF Specialist Cara Esser 09/13/11
CEF Spotlight: Gain Access to Chinese Equities With This Fund CEF Specialist Cara Esser 09/06/11
CEF Spotlight: Invest in German Equities With This CEF CEF Specialist Cara Esser 08/30/11
CEF Spotlight: Invest in MLPs With This CEF CEF Specialist Cara Esser 08/23/11
CEF Spotlight: A Highly Leveraged Muni Fund CEF Specialist Cara Esser 08/16/11
CEF Spotlight: The Largest State Muni Fund CEF Specialist Steven Pikelny 08/09/11
CEF Spotlight: A 5-Star Leveraged High-Yield Bond CEF CEF Specialist Mike Taggart, CFA 08/02/11
CEF Spotlight: A Strong-Performing Emerging-Markets Fund CEF Specialist Cara Esser 07/26/11
CEF Spotlight: This Fund Sells at the Largest Discount CEF Specialist Cara Esser 07/19/11
Spotlight on CEFs: The Fund With the Largest Premium CEF Specialist Cara Esser 07/12/11
CEF Spotlight: A Tech-Focused CEF With a Call Option Overlay CEF Specialist Cara Esser 07/05/11
CEF Spotlight: A CEF With TIPS for Inflation Protection CEF Specialist Cara Esser 06/21/11
CEF Spotlight: PEO Has Been Investing in Petroleum Since 1929 CEF Specialist Cara Esser 06/14/11
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