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CEFs Week of 11/27/09: A Curious Mix by Joe Eqcome
CEF Weekly Review: The 13 closed end fund (CEF) types on average posted a 0.7% increase for the week ending 11/27/09. On an aggregate, unweighted basis, the weekly average price change for the 496 CEFs also increased 0.7%. The weighted 49 CEFs comprising the Claymore CEF Index registered an... More »
November 28, 2009 • EVT, ASA, BIF
Start Your Own Personal Hedge Fund – You’ll Be 22% Ahead in Good Years by Joseph L. Shaefer
The “standard” fee arrangement at most hedge funds is 2% of the assets they place at risk for you and 20% of any profits they make. Losses? That’s your problem, though new fees are typically not assessed until / unless you have surpassed the previous... More »
October 25, 2009 • CSM, ASA, SLW
Inflation, Precious Metals and the Mayan Calendar by Marc Courtenay
Many of us wonder if inflation is going to take off anytime soon. That, as well as the devaluation of the dollar has moved billions of dollars into precious metals ETFs like GLD and SLV.Even the Central Fund of Canada (AMEX:CEF), which is selling for about a 10% premium above its net asset value... More »
October 23, 2009 • GLD, SLV, CEF
The only safe investment in uncertain times by Dr. Stephen Leeb
The big question remains: will we experience inflation or deflation in the months ahead? The good news for investors in gold is that it doesn't really matter. Precious metals will do well in either scenario. True, we have seen gold move more or less in step with the market of late. But the... More »
September 8, 2009 • ASA, GOLD, NG
Gold and Silver Spiking, and The Stock Market May Be Next by Marc Courtenay
Gold is trying to break through the $1,000 level, and silver has moved up another 5% in one day to a level above $16 an ounce. These are fairly impressive moves over the past two days, and may signal that the market-movers are going to test the higher levels many of us have been waiting... More »
September 3, 2009 • GLD, SLV, CEF
Eqcome CEF Mid ’09 Report Card by Joe Eqcome
Preface: Every six months it’s time to review the previous 12 months of Joe Eqcome’s closed end fund (CEF) research to determine what’s working, what’s not, and why? Research Reviewed: Since October of 2008, there have been 16 articles written by Joe that had... More »
June 18, 2009 • ADX, FOF, BLU
Closed-End Funds: A Sophisticated Primer by Dan Plettner
I began working in Financial Services in the 90s with no appreciation for the complex nature of Closed-End Funds as an investment instrument. The only primers to which I was presented were narrowly constructed, and closely paralleled the firm's "research". I was asked to train rookie... More »
June 15, 2009 • ADX, LCM, BDV
Why "Tempt Fate" When We Can "Accumulate" by Marc Courtenay
Many investors and speculators become excited about an investment idea, and, thinking that they sense a good buy-in level, they tempt fate and put too much of their investment capital into this idea all-at-once.Too often they decide to plunge-in just before the markets are ready to slide back... More »
June 10, 2009 • UNG, GLD, SLV
ASA Limited-- A Closed-end Fund Worth More Than Meets the Eye! by Marc Courtenay
One aspect of my work that I love is interviewing interesting people. On June 4th, 2009 I had the pleasure of speaking with David J. Christensen, the CEO of ASA Limited (NYSE:ASA). ASA Limited closed-end, non-diversified investment company registered with the United States Securities and... More »
June 5, 2009 • ASA, AEM, GG
Gold, Silver and Energy...But The Winner Is? by Marc Courtenay
Wednesday the precious metals and energy markets took a beating, and just when we thought a long-awaited correction was underway, Thursday dawned.Before we could say, "one hundred and eight degree turn" gold shot back up by almost $17, silver closed at $15.87, up by almost 4% and oil... More »
June 4, 2009 • APL, WMB, GS

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Instablog posts on ASA

CEFs Week of 11/27/09: A Curious Mix by Joe Eqcome

Start Your Own Personal Hedge Fund – You’ll Be 22% Ahead in Good Years by Joseph L. Shaefer

Inflation, Precious Metals and the Mayan Calendar by Marc Courtenay

The only safe investment in uncertain times by Dr. Stephen Leeb

Gold and Silver Spiking, and The Stock Market May Be Next by Marc Courtenay

Eqcome CEF Mid ’09 Report Card by Joe Eqcome

Closed-End Funds: A Sophisticated Primer by Dan Plettner

Why "Tempt Fate" When We Can "Accumulate" by Marc Courtenay

ASA Limited-- A Closed-end Fund Worth More Than Meets the Eye! by Marc Courtenay

Gold, Silver and Energy...But The Winner Is? by Marc Courtenay

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