Close Ended Funds are unique in that they generally have a capped number of shares which makes their price rely completely on demand. Whereas other funds use tactics to manipulate price like offering new shares or doing buy-backs. 

CEFs have a NAV price that makes them very easy to determine their value. That means you shouldn't have trouble determining when to buy them at a discount. 

Since there are 466 total CEFs, you need a way to screen out the crappy ones. We cover the metrics we screen for to reduce the risks that come along with owning this type of asset.

High leverage CEFs like PGP is one of the biggest things to avoid when considering an fund.

These are 2 really good sites to help you find the information you need.

CEF Connect
Stock Market MBA

Tickers discussed were:
- CLF 
- CRM
- FDEU - blue chips in Europe 7% yield
- ECC - 27% yield
- IFN - Indian CEF 
- Almost anything PIMCO (ex: PDO & PDI)

BITF - Bitfarm fund we discussed throwing $100 in that does Bitcoin farming

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