Carlyle: The history of private equity
Carlyle: The history of private equity March 31st, 2026
John Cole Scott’s 2023 BDC outlook
Closed-End Fund Advisors President John Cole Scott sat down with Jane King on June 13, 2023, for a NAVigator interview to discuss the Q1 2023 earnings season for business development companies (BDCs).
Gabelli’s Marangi expects market is about to widen its opportunity set
Chris Marangi, co-chief investment officer for value at the Gabelli Funds, says 'the new normal' is one where inflation is higher than the Federal Reserve's target of 2 percent and growth is below trend, but it is creating an opportunity for...
Nuveen’s Baker: Look beyond yield to find opportunity in preferreds
Doug Baker, head of preferred securities at Nuveen, says that while it is relatively common now to find preferreds with yields above 7 percent, the real opportunity for investors at the moment comes from looking beyond the yield.
John Cole Scott’s August 2025 Update
John Cole Scott, President and CIO of CEF Advisors and Chairman of the Active Investment Company Alliance, provides a mid-year 2025 update on closed-end funds (CEFs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). He notes that his firm’s online database, CEFData.com, recently added a new 250-ticker symbol ETF data file with over 150 metrics in response to increasing interest in, and active management of, ETFs. Scott explains how both ...
Covered Call CEF MCN Ends Q2 Ahead of Market Indexes
Saratoga Investment Corp. (NYSE: SAR), a publicly listed business development company (BDC) that provides debt financing and equity capital to middle market companies, continues to exhibit a high-performing lower middle market core portfolio and provides a good market opportunity for investors, despite two recent discrete non-accruals that dented its stock price, Saratoga’s CFO says.
