Closed-End Funds
Three Cheap Closed-End Funds
Closed-End funds whose market price is trading at a discount to their NAV (Net Asset Value) are considered to be cheap. Here are three such funds which offer country specific exposure at a decent price. 1.Fund Name: Swiss Helvetia Fund Ticker: SWZ Total Assets: $594M Discount to NAV : -17.61% 2.Fund Name: New Germany Fund [...]
Monthly Dividend Funds
There are many ways to harvest dividends monthly from ETFs and Closed-End funds. In this post lets look at a few funds that distribute dividends monthly. Monthly dividends funds are very useful for investors looking for a steady stream of income. 1.ING Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund – IGD Dividend Yield: 17.58% 2.PIMCO [...]
Closed-End Funds with more than 10% dividends
In volatile market times, it is a good idea to take little baby steps with investing via closed-end funds. Here are five closed-end funds which have a distribution rate of more than 10%. Funds that trade at a discount are cheaper. 1.ING Global Equity Dividend Premium (IGD) Premium/Discount: -7.69% Distribution Rate: 13.10% 2.Spain Fund (SNF) [...]
Closed-End Funds Conondrums
Which Closed-End funds should you buy now? Invest in those funds that are trading at a discount to the NAV.Simply put they are cheap. What are some of the funds trading cheap now? Here are five closed-end funds: 1. Mexico Fund – MXF Discount to NAV: -14.09% 2. New Germany Fund – GF Discount to [...]
Explore some Frontier Markets !!!!!
There are many countries in the world whose stocks do not trade in the US exchanges. Some of these countries have domestic stock markets and have given investors great returns who dared to invest in them. Many of these are in Africa, Middle East and in Asia. Some of the frontier markets can be explored [...]
Invest(some) in Closed-End Funds (CEFs) !!!
There are many investors who would like to invest in foreign country stocks but do not want to take the risk of picking up individual stocks. This is a wise move since it is difficult to get complete information on many foreign stocks and also the there are many other unknown risks involved with individual [...]
