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Chuck Jaffe on the NAVigator Podcast

Chuck Jaffe joined Jane King in New York City to discuss the fifth anniversary of the weekly NAVigator Podcast, the podcast he hosts for the Active Investment Company Alliance (AICA). Jaffe talks about how the podcast has grown in popularity and helped to raise the profile of the closed-end fund industry. He says investors who listen to the podcast eventually become comfortable with closed-end funds and end up engaging with them — and when they work — stick with them. Noting he’s a journalist and “not a Wall Street guy,” Jaffe says he tries to explain closed-end funds in ways that the average person can understand.

Total of Podcasts: 387
10Dec, 2021

Ep. 127— Activism isn’t waning, but rules governing it are changing

Thomas DeCapo, partner at Skadden, Arps -- one of the largest law firms representing interests in the closed-end fund industry -- discusses developments and changes to the activist environment, noting that one thing he believes will not change is the high level of activity due to the...

26Nov, 2021

Ep. 125— Infrastructure needs will fuel real asset plays for decades

Gaal Surugeon, portfolio manager at Brookfield Asset Management's Public Securities Group, says that investing in physical assets like infrastructure and real estate provides inflation protection with stabilized yield potential and long-term growth prospects tied to the economic cycle...

19Nov, 2021

Ep. 124— A check on BDC developments, and performance versus REITs

Stephen Hester, partner at Wide Moat Research and editor at the Intelligent REIT Options Advisor newsletter, offers his take on new developments within the business-development company realm, and compares how current market conditions are making BDCs an attractive alternative to real estate investment trusts...

12Nov, 2021

Ep. 123— Closed-end fund 2.0 is a bigger deal than the ETF revolution

Michael Spatacco, director at Bancroft Capital, says that the latest evolution in closed-end funds will have more impact on the closed-end fund business and the evolution of funds and how they are sold than exchange-traded funds had on the traditional mutual fund industry. In a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the closed-end fund business...

5Nov, 2021

Ep. 122— Record supply of high-yield bonds helps to overcome inflation fears

Matt Kence, portfolio manager for the Aberdeen Credit Income Strategies Fund (ticker ACP), says that the headwinds facing high-yield investors -- higher inflation and concerns over rising interest rates -- can be overcome with diligent security selection from the wider range of options available now thanks to...

2Nov, 2021

Ep. 121— The outlook for BDCs is strong heading into 2022

John Cole Scott, chief investment officer at Closed-End Fund Advisors and founding chairman of the Active investment Company Alliance, gives his take on wher business-development companies stand midway into earnings season and with the New Year just around the corner...

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