3 Closed-End Funds Bought In March, New Fund BIGZ Launched

Apr. 15, 2021 3:25 PM ET, , , , , 44 Comments

Summary

  • Added to two positions in March and started a new position in one fund.
  • The newly-added fund to the roster was the most recent launch from BlackRock - the fund BIGZ.
  • Value names were definitely the continued winners for the month of March, besting tech once again.
  • This idea was discussed in more depth with members of my private investing community, CEF/ETF Income Laboratory. Learn More »

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Written by Nick Ackerman, co-produced by Stanford Chemist

March was another rather quiet month. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average indexes continued to hit some new all-time highs - while the Nasdaq remained rather

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