Closed-end funds rise to the surface following the market mess

Closed-end funds rise to the surface following the market mess
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: All the messy stock market turmoil of the past few weeks has created a sweet opportunity in the closed-end funds space.
AUG 27, 2015
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