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Monday, October 20, 2008
Closed-End Funds in the Bargain Bin
by:
Sean Hanna, Editor in Chief
Mr. Market is concerned about closed-end funds. Monday morning's
WSJ Fund Track
documents an increase in the average discount for closed-end funds over the past three months. That discount has jumped to 15.6 percent from 6.2 percent, according to Morgan Stanley. Concerns over their holdings (more closed-end funds invest in illiquid investments and bonds) and their use of leverage are reportedly drivers of the unease. 
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