Thomas J. Herzfeld | |
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| Born | New York City |
| Alma mater | Philadelphia University (BSc) Philadelphia University (Honorary Ph.D.) |
| Genre | Closed End Funds |
| Notable awards | HON LHD (2008) HON Order of Kentucky Colonels (2000) |
Thomas J. Herzfeld (born: New York City 1945) is the founder, Chairman and President of Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc., an investment firm specializing in the field of closed-end funds.[1] Herzfeld is also the Chairman and President of The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc., the first closed-end fund formed to invest in the Caribbean region (as well as Cuba, when permitted).[2] Herzfeld wrote the first of his six books on the subject of closed-end funds in 1979.[3] He is the publisher of The Investor's Guide to Closed-End Funds[citation needed] monthly research report and is quoted and interviewed on the subject by publications such as the Wall Street Journal,[4] New York Times [5] and Financial Times.[6] He has served as a contributing editor for the Global Guide to Investing (published by Financial Times), and The Encyclopedia of Investments.[6] He has appeared annually on the Nightly Business Report (PBS) show for 30 years[7] and was interviewed on the show Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser several times.[8]
- ^ "An Investing Alternative to Dividends" (PDF). Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "At the Center of the Closed-End Fund Universe" (PDF). Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ "A Nice Little Place in the Sun". Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
- ^ "Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund". Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "Discount Beckon in Closed-end funds". Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "Global Guide to Investing" (PDF). Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "Market Monitor". Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "Wall Street Week Episodes on PBS". Retrieved January 24, 2012.