Closed-End Fund Advisors ("CEFA") is a fee-based Registered Investment Advisory firm founded in 1989. Known as "The CEF Experts," Closed-End Fund Advisors has its corporate headquarters in Richmond, Virginia and reflects over 45 years of combined investment experience in closed-end funds and other investment vehicles.

CEFA’s primary business is discretionary asset management. As a global manager of managers, we build portfolios for individual and institutional clients, through either direct work with clients or through financial advisors and planners. CEFA is capable of subadvising with other RIA firms, hedge funds, endowments and family offices.

CEFA currently manages five investment portfolio styles:

Contact us to request more information about our managed accounts.

The Scott Letter: Closed-End Fund Report is the only closed-end fund industry newsletter to publish interviews with closed-end fund managers. We also cover the most important issues facing closed-end fund investors.

CEFA's Closed-End Fund Universe provides weekly data (26 data points) on the complete closed-end fund universe. A sample copy is available for review as well as a 14-day, no-risk free trial.

CEFA's global investing utilizes a value approach of reasonable risk-taking, tempered by careful analysis of all the underlying factors before investing in potentially more than 40 markets worldwide.

Please contact us for more information:

Direct: 804-288-2482
Toll-free: 800-356-3508 (U.S. and Canada)
E-mail: cefa@cefadvisors.com


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Recent News
August 2010
John Cole Scott presents "Generating Retirement Income in a Low Interest Rate Environment with Closed-End Funds" at The Country Club of Virginia, August 5,2010. Download Presentation Slides. Presentation audio now available in WMA format or MP3 format
May 2010
Press Release: CEFA's Closed End Fund Universe Significantly Improved: Second Anniversary, Four New Data Points and New Contact
April 2010
Capital Link's Closed-End Fund Conference in New York; CEFA's John Cole Scott is interviewed (1 min 15 sec). Windows Media Player required to play video.
January 2010
Closed-End Fund Advisors joins CEF Associaion as Associate Member
December 2009
American Association of Individual Investors: John Cole Scott presents "Investment Opportunities with Closed-End Funds to Atlanta, GA chapter, December 8, 2009. Audio presentation now available for downloading
October 2009
CEFA on Panel: “Benefits of Closed-End Funds” at the New York Stock Exchange with a live webcast, October 28, 12 noon. Presentation on the "Benefits of Investing in CEF's" by John Cole Scott now available for downloading
September 2009
Dan Seymour, "Closed-End Funds Back With a Vengeance," The Bond Buyer, September 4, 2009
August 2009
CEFA contributed to article in Barron’s "Be Choosy About Closed-End Equity Funds" by J.R. Brandstrader
July 2009
Jason Kephart, Dividends at a Discount: 3 Cheap Bond Funds, SmartMoney, July 9, 2009
CEFA Starts Facebook Fan Page
May 2009
CEFA signs Michael Blumenthal as an independent sales representative in Virginia
April 2009
Follow CEFA on Twitter (http://twitter.com/cefadvisors)
February 2009
CEFA's Diversified Growth and Diversified Growth & Income portfolios have a 10-year composite record
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