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Looking Down Under for a Closed-End Bond Fund
What do you think of First Australia Prime Income (FAX Quote) fund? Goldman Sachs is forecasting a 20% rise in the Australian dollar. If that happens, I believe FAX, which is mostly invested in Australian government bonds, will do well. It has a 20% discount to NAV and yields 12.3%.
-- Robert Kalb
Robert,
You are certainly not alone in your belief that First Australia Prime Income is a very attractive investment -- for a somewhat aggressive investor. ...
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