But winning with closed-end investments takes work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investors In Bondage] Reference

This is especially true if you buy closed-end bond funds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Now's the Time for a Portfolio Do-Over] Reference

New buys: A closed-end fund normally raises money only once.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investors In Bondage] Reference

Forbes: So unlike closed-end funds, you don't have these huge.    From Wordnik.com.  [Transcript: Burton Malkiel (Part Two)] Reference

Typically, a closed-end sells at a discount from net asset value.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investors In Bondage] Reference

 The Fed says its proposals involving closed-end mortgages would.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fed's improved truth-in-lending proposals: Too little, too late?] Reference

They're usually closed-end funds, and many are selling at a discount.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spanning The Globe] Reference

Brokers are touting closed-end mutual funds at yields of 8 percent or more.    From Wordnik.com.  [CAPITAL IDEAS] Reference

The securities the Street is peddling are shares in closed-end mutual funds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Have I Got A Hot Deal For You] Reference

A closed-end collection bag which may help reduce the spread of infection.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Data Shows Budget Impact of Fecal Management System in Hospital ICU] Reference

For example: it publishes news-letters on variable annuities and closed-end funds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Getting Nasty On Wall Street] Reference

Of some 40 closed-end emerging-markets funds, most concentrate on a single country.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investing On The Fringe] Reference

The closed-end earns income from the calls, which is paid out in dividends to investors.    From Wordnik.com.  [CAPITAL IDEAS] Reference

Another popular way for fund investors to buy municipal bonds is through closed-end funds.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Search of Bond Bargains] Reference

Legg Mason Inc. and Nuveen Investments, is considered a primary seller of closed-end funds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eaton Vance's Earnings Skid] Reference

The first investment funds that were listed on stock exchanges were called closed-end funds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dissecting Leveraged ETF Returns] Reference

For years there have been MLP closed-end funds, but those can come with hefty expense ratios.    From Wordnik.com.  [Energy Partnerships Get Their Own ETF] Reference

But you'll often find higher yields in the closed-end funds, which few investors know much about.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investors In Bondage] Reference

There are also taxable closed-end funds, for people investing with tax-deferred retirement money.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investors In Bondage] Reference

It was based on a review of publicly available financial statements of 437 U.S. closed-end funds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Funds Hold Billions in 'Auction' Paper] Reference

Dividend payments are of particular importance to buyers of closed-end municipal funds, Ms. Gondor said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pimco Will Postpone Some Dividends] Reference

For a variety of reasons, shares of closed-end funds typically trade at less than their net asset value.    From Wordnik.com.  [Have I Got A Hot Deal For You] Reference

The price of the shares in a closed-end fund does not directly reflect the value of the securities it owns.    From Wordnik.com.  [For Money, Look South] Reference

This compares with an expense ratio of 1.3% or less for the Matthews India Fund and the two closed-end funds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heading East] Reference

The ticket out: new or restructured auction-rate securities that are being planned by sponsors of closed-end funds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Planning an Out for Auction-Rate Issues] Reference

Legg Mason Inc. and Nuveen Investments, Boston-based Eaton Vance is considered a primary seller of closed-end funds.    From Wordnik.com.  [E*Trade to Close Index-Fund Line] Reference

The Eaton Vance product is an open-ended fund, while the India Fund and Morgan Stanley products are closed-end funds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heading East] Reference

For years, some closed-end funds issued preferred shares as a way to leverage, boosting income for common shareholders.    From Wordnik.com.  [Funds Hold Billions in 'Auction' Paper] Reference

Until recently, demand for closed-end funds had grown steadily following several years of strong returns amid a bull market.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eaton Vance's Net Income Jumps,] Reference

A popular closed-end will sell for more than the market value of the securities it holds (that's called "selling at a premium").    From Wordnik.com.  [CAPITAL IDEAS] Reference

A probe into the activities of former UBS brokers involved in the short-term sales of closed-end funds continues, the group said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Merrill, UBS Are Fined in Closed-End-Fund Case] Reference

For sizzle, try the beaten-down closed-end funds that are selling for 10 to 20 percent less than the value of the stocks they own.    From Wordnik.com.  [Keep Your Cool] Reference

Click here for bonds, preferreds, convertibles and closed-end funds you should buy now in Forbes-Lehmann Income Securities Investor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blue Chips For The Dip] Reference

But because closed-end funds can trade at a premium or discount, "they are always risky, especially for the long term," says Mr. Singal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heading East] Reference

To play this idea, try the Central European Equity closed-end fund (you buy through a stockbroker; dosed-ends trade on stock exchanges).    From Wordnik.com.  [Some Guesses For 1996] Reference

The proposed revisions would affect Standard & Poor's outstanding ratings on securities issued by 220 leveraged closed-end funds, it said.    From Wordnik.com.  [S] Reference

Recently many muni closed-end funds have been trading at steep discounts to that "net asset value," meaning they could be attractive buys.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Search of Bond Bargains] Reference

A wave of ARPS redemptions came in the fall of 2008, but largely ceased during late 2008 and early 2009 as the asset values of closed-end funds came under pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Funds Hold Billions in 'Auction' Paper] Reference