There are what's called interval funds, which typically are a type of closed end fund. They frequently sell at discounts. If the discounts get really wide, people will step in and say, hey, let's fight to change the fund structure and get our money back. But then you have an interval fund which basically says you can only take out a certain percentage of your money,. You can only do it quarterly.
#393: Chuck Jaffee is a forty year veteran financial journalist who regularly writes for the Wall Street Journal and is also a nationally syndicated financial columnist. He discusses how money and investors' attitude towards investing has changed over the last few decades.
00:44: Introducing Chuck Jaffe
03:05: How people interacted with the market in the 1980’s
06:50: Dealer and liquidity risk when investing in the market
09:23: How the environment 40 years ago impacted investor psychology
12:53: Long term impact of Black Friday, the worst market crash experienced by any living investor
16:10: Discussion of fund options that are more illiquid and can sell at discounts
18:04: The combined influence of access real time data and the ability act in real time
28:31: Moving away from employee supported retirement plans
29:00: The difference between financial education and financial literacy
31:26: Chuck’s take on the 4% rule
50:16: Portfolio and personal optimization
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