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Central Securities Corporation is a closed-end investment company with a high dividend yield and a history of outperforming the S&P 500. CET's top holdings include Plymouth Rock Corporation and Progressive Corp, with close to 27% of its assets tied to the insurance industry. Despite outperforming markets in the long run, CET trades at a deep discount to its assets.

Central Securities Corporation: 7.1% Yield, Massive Price Discount

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone.

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone.

Central Securities is an equities closed-end fund. The vehicle compares very favorably with other 'golden standard' equity CEFs, namely Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund.

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone.

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone.

The Central Securities (CET) Closed-End-Fund holds under 30 stocks, with 22% in a private company.  That concentration, of course, adds risk. The well-known SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (SPY) is the bedrock for many investors in the Large-Cap U.S. equity space.

Executing a well-thought-out industry consolidation strategy, Cathedral Energy Services made a total of six acquisitions in the last year or so. The impact of these accretive transactions on its top line, EBITDA and FCF is expected to become apparent when Cathedral reports third quarter results.

When it comes to stock selection, one factor investors may want to consider is insider ownership.