GAM News and Press, General American Investors Inc. From 06/30/22

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there’s been a flurry of doom-and-gloom articles making the rounds that all preach the same thing: anyone looking to retire now faces a bleak time of it indeed. To that I say: nonsense! Below I’ll show you three closed-...

There’s a glaring disconnect out there between the health of the economy (still strong) and the mood of investors (terrible). It’s opened a window for us to grab some solid closed-end funds (CEFs) throwing off yields of 8%+. This is especially true if you’re investi...

There are few things that have a stronger hold on investors’ imagination than gold. When inflation and market volatility spike, many folks simply can’t resist the yellow metal’s call. But the truth is, for us dividend investors, gold is a raw deal. That’s mai...

General American Investors Company, Inc., a closed-end investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (GAM), reported net assets applicable to the Company’s common stock as of March 31, 2022 of $1,233,414,742 as compared with net assets applicable to its common stock of...

SPE recently finished its tender offer; I used my proceeds to repurchase a larger position. This fund isn't for everyone, but I believe its uniqueness is attractive as a diversifier in an investor's portfolio. For income investors, the predictability of their 8% managed distributi...

General American Investors Company, Inc., a closed-end investment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (GAM), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) its Certified Shareholder Report (Form N-CSR) for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Form N-CSR, which c...

Investors are way too pessimistic about the economy. And their gloom—driven by the mainstream press (as usual)—is setting us up for a rare “double discount” on closed-end funds (CEFs) throwing off 7%+ yields. I say “double discount” because almo...

General American Investors is an equity focused closed end fund. GAM has outperformed the S&P 500 on a 50-year lookback period. The analytics for the fund as reflected in its Sharpe ratio, standard deviation and drawdowns are inferior to the index on a 10-year lookback period....

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market...

Headline of release should read: General American Investors Announces Issue Price for the 2021 Year-End Dividend and Distribution Payable on December 30, 2021 (instead of: General American Investors Announces Issue Price for the 2020 Year-End Dividend ...). The updated release reads...