I can honestly say 100% of my current investments have been "winners." Not hard to say when the stock market is at record high and when I sell my very rare losers for tax losses (haven't done that since two bank stocks several years ago).
It's a matter of definition, tho. I have several old mutual funds. Owned them for about 25 years. Of course I've made money in them over such a long period. But not one of them has kept up with my performance benchmark, the S&P500 index.
Luckily I saw that lag happening almost immediately after I bought them. My next fund purchase was the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index fund... my first Index fund. Year after year, Quarter after Quarter that index fund beat my other four funds. It also beat the small amount of money I put in individual stocks.
Over the years I've owned three CEF's: TY, ADX and one that was liquidated at great profit to me about 30 years ago.
I wouldn't touch any CEF not selling at a discount to NAV. I'm not sure I'd buy an Alpine fund, like AOD or AGD, at any price! Alpine is garbage.
Recent AOD News
- Form SC 13D - General Statement of Acquisition of Beneficial Ownership • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 08/02/2024 04:10:51 PM
- Form 3 - Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 07/12/2024 05:29:28 PM
- Form N-CSRS - Certified Shareholder Report, Semi-Annual • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 07/08/2024 08:52:11 PM
- Form 3 - Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 06/18/2024 07:22:11 PM
- Form N-CEN - Annual Report for Registered Investment Companies • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 01/16/2024 01:56:09 PM
- Form SC 13G/A - Statement of acquisition of beneficial ownership by individuals: [Amend] • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 01/12/2024 01:48:42 PM
- Form N-CSR - Certified Shareholder Report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 01/08/2024 08:12:19 PM
- Form NPORT-P - Monthly Portfolio Investments Report on Form N-PORT (Public) • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 12/28/2023 03:23:03 PM
- Form 424B3 - Prospectus [Rule 424(b)(3)] • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 12/18/2023 07:50:58 PM
- Form N-14 8C/A - Registration statement for closed-end investment company (business combinations): [Amend] • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 12/12/2023 07:55:57 PM
- Form 3 - Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 11/13/2023 07:10:58 PM
- Form N-14 8C - Registration statement for closed-end investment company (business combinations) • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 10/24/2023 09:15:36 PM
- Form 425 - Prospectuses and communications, business combinations • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 10/24/2023 04:14:34 PM
- Form 425 - Prospectuses and communications, business combinations • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 10/24/2023 10:17:47 AM
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