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VettaFi’s Islam on the highs and lows of applying rules to CEF investing

June 21st, 2024|Comments Off on VettaFi’s Islam on the highs and lows of applying rules to CEF investing

Roxanna Islam, Head of Sector and Industry Research at VettaFi, discusses the benefits and flaws of applying rules-based investing to closed-end funds. She notes that changes in the industry have forced changes on a rules-guided index of...

When the industry tries to narrow discounts, ‘that’s good for all of us’

June 14th, 2024|Comments Off on When the industry tries to narrow discounts, ‘that’s good for all of us’

Rob Shaker, portfolio manager at Shaker Financial Services, says that economic conditions — the debt-ceiling debate, troubled banks, higher interest rates and persistent inflation — have created a situation where the market isn’t climbing the...

Todd Dilatush on structured products

June 13th, 2024|Comments Off on Todd Dilatush on structured products

Todd Dilatush, Head of Distribution at SCG Asset Management (SCGAM), talks about structured products — their beginnings and the current marketplace — and how his firm adds value to the product set as a fiduciary. For instance, SCGAM manages a repurposed, interval fund that actively manages a portfolio of structured notes: The Alternative Strategies Income Fund, a listed closed-end interval fund with the Nasdaq ticker symbols LTAFX (Class A), LTCFX (Class B), and LTIFX (Class I).

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