Author: Dan Plettner
Covestor models: MLP Direct Ownership, Taxable Income, Well-Intentioned Activism, Long/Short Opportunistic, Core
Disclosure: Long GCH
Under-invested portfolio managers are contemplating whether to engage in a trading strategy called “window dressing” to improve returns or to demonstrate resolve by staying on the sidelines.
Not me. I have stuck with my investment style, and frankly, I’m more interested right now in whether my favorite baseball team earns the top playoffs seeding than which way window dressing closes the market quarter.
Analysts and commentators predicting the death of equities are only providing a favorable backdrop for the broad market. Another round of quantitative easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve has added fuel, too..
I recently published an article about one of my holdings, Greater China Fund (GCH). To me, this holding presents as a case where a bad board of directors appears to be nearing the end of their capacity to harm shareholder value.
You can go to the Performance Detail charts to view the 3rd Quarter performance across my models. (MLP Direct Ownership , Well Intentioned CEF Activism, Long/Short Opportunistic, Taxable Income, Core).
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