John Cole Scott

John Cole Scott is a portfolio manager for three of the firm's six investment objectives and holds the Series 66 FINRA Licenses. In 2002 he earned the Certified Fund Specialist designation (CFS). For over a decade John has specialized in closed-end fund research, analysis and trading.

He has been quoted or interviewed by Bloomberg, SmartMoney, Investment News, The Street, Registered Rep, Reuters, Bond Buyer, Better Investing, USA Today and The Richmond Times Dispatch and published in SR Consultant. He has presented at conferences in Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, Boca Raton, FL, Houston, TX, Richmond, VA, New York, NY, San Francisco, CA and Washington DC including several keynote addresses.

In April 2008 ...More John founded CEFA's Closed-End Fund Universe, a comprehensive weekly data service covering the closed-end fund industry with 62+ data points per fund. In November 2008 he founded "The CEF Network" on LinkedIN with 915+ members.

John is a long time member of The Richmond Association for Business Economics (RABE) and serves on the Investment Committee for The New York State Society of The Cincinnati. He can be reached via: jcs@cefadvisors.com or (804) 288-2482.

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