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Axel Merk on Tariffs, Trade, and Gold

May 19th, 2025|Comments Off on Axel Merk on Tariffs, Trade, and Gold

Axel Merk, President and CEO of Merk Investments, joins Jane King in a conversation about tariffs and trade and how gold and gold mining fit into the current equation. He said President Trump’s efforts to balance trade are acting as a “wrench thrown into the global financial system,” thereby distorting U.S. influence and impacting financial flows

CION’s Gatto on how private markets have weathered tumultuous markets

May 16th, 2025|Comments Off on CION’s Gatto on how private markets have weathered tumultuous markets

Mark Gatto, co-founder and co-chief executive officer at CION Investment Group, says that private investments have been weathering current storms better than public companies because illiquidity translates to stability in times when the market is volatile. Gatto says these markets have...

CEF Discounts Narrow Again in Q1 2025: CEF Advisors

May 13th, 2025|Comments Off on CEF Discounts Narrow Again in Q1 2025: CEF Advisors

The universe of closed-end funds (CEFs) saw discounts narrow in the first quarter of 2025, averaging -4.9% and yielding about 9%, said John Cole Scott, AICA Chairman and President of Closed-End Fund Advisors (CEF Advisors), during his firm’s 53rd consecutive quarterly research call covering the CEF and business development company (BDC) universe

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