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BIF is a closed-end fund with 28% invested in Berkshire Hathaway. It is trading at a 21% discount to net asset value.
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George is a registered investment advisor at Southland Investments, with clients across the country, that specializes in managing no-load mutual funds, closed-end funds and exchange traded funds for individuals, IRA’s and 401(k)s.
George retired early from Citigroup/Salomon ...
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George is a registered investment advisor at Southland Investments, with clients across the country, that specializes in managing no-load mutual funds, closed-end funds and exchange traded funds for individuals, IRA’s and 401(k)s.
George retired early from Citigroup/Salomon Brothers in 2006 after growing his personal retirement assets. In 2007, he enrolled in the CFA program and was recently awarded the CFA designation.
Specialties: George specializes in the following investment strategies:
1) Opportunistic Closed-end fund investing: Buy CEFs at larger than normal discounts to NAV and sell them when the discounts narrow. Exploit special situations: tender offers, fund terminations, fund activism, rights offerings etc.
2) Municipal bond closed-end funds for income oriented clients.
3) Special situations investing.
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Advent/Claymore Global Convertible Securities & Income Fund Looks Pretty Cheap
Monday, November 21, 2011 1:09 PM EDT
The Advent/Claymore Global Convertible Securities and Income Fund (NYSE:AGC) is a closed-end fund that was formed in May 2007.
In this article: AGC
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A Good Way To Buy Berkshire Hathaway At A 21% Discount
Dick- Thanks for the kind words. Looks like BIF is having a good day today- the NAV should be up around 2%.
A Good Way To Buy Berkshire Hathaway At A 21% Discount
My disclosure should say "I am long $BIF."