Podcast2024-11-26T17:36:36-05:00

Chuck Jaffe on the NAVigator Podcast

Chuck Jaffe joined Jane King in New York City to discuss the fifth anniversary of the weekly NAVigator Podcast, the podcast he hosts for the Active Investment Company Alliance (AICA). Jaffe talks about how the podcast has grown in popularity and helped to raise the profile of the closed-end fund industry. He says investors who listen to the podcast eventually become comfortable with closed-end funds and end up engaging with them — and when they work — stick with them. Noting he’s a journalist and “not a Wall Street guy,” Jaffe says he tries to explain closed-end funds in ways that the average person can understand.

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The outlook for BDCs is strong heading into 2022

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Closed-end funds aren’t just for retirees any more

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A bond-fund mix can safely stretch for yield

Bryce Doty, senior portfolio manager at Sit Investment Associates, says that yield-hungry investors can pursue better payouts through closed-end funds without stretching dangerously for yield, though he notes they will want to diversify -- and offers a number of promising funds to...

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