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Closed-End Funds Grow Larger, Cheaper in Q4 2025

January 28th, 2026|Comments Off on Closed-End Funds Grow Larger, Cheaper in Q4 2025

After the Fed's benchmark rate cut on September 17, 2025, investors moved quickly into municipal bond closed-end funds (CEFs), international bonds, and preferred equity: sectors that stood gain swift relief from the quarter-point rate reduction.

John Cole Scott on 4th-quarter results and a hot new year’s start for closed-end funds

January 23rd, 2026|Comments Off on John Cole Scott on 4th-quarter results and a hot new year’s start for closed-end funds

John Cole Scott, President of CEF Advisors, reviews the key takeaways from his firm's fourth-quarter review of action in the closed-end fund industry, focusing on fund consolidation trends that have occurred in the middle of booming asset growth for ...

Not All Income Is Created Equal: How We’re Positioning for 2026 with John Cole Scott President at CEF Advisors

January 23rd, 2026|Comments Off on Not All Income Is Created Equal: How We’re Positioning for 2026 with John Cole Scott President at CEF Advisors

In this interview from the NYSE, John Cole Scott, President & CIO of Closed-End Fund Advisors, discusses how he’s thinking about income-oriented portfolios heading into 2026 amid persistent inflation, evolving interest-rate expectations, and ongoing market volatility.

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