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Phillip Goldstein

b. 1945

Hedge Fund manager

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About Phillip Goldstein

Born 1945. Phillip Goldstein is an American civil engineer and engineer.

Phillip "Phil" Goldstein is an American investor, former civil engineer, and manager of the hedge fund Bulldog Investors, known for its value-driven investment strategy, its activist investment campaigns and its focus on closed-end mutual funds.

Early life and education

Goldstein was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1945. He then returned to the East Coast to pursue a master's degree in engineering from the City College of New York, which he completed in 1968. Andrew Dakos and Rajeev Das later joined as partners. with a particular emphasis on liquidity events such as asset sales. and later renamed it Special Opportunities Fund (NYSE: SPE). Special Opportunities Fund is now managed by Bulldog Investors, along with a group of private funds.

Goldstein and Bulldog Investors remain value-centric, employing a variety of value-oriented investing strategies, and regularly investing in closed-end mutual funds when there is a significant gap between the fund's market value and its net asset value (NAV), or liquidation value.

Board seats

Goldstein is a member of the board of directors of Imperial Holdings , the Mexico Equity and Income Fund , ASA Ltd. , the Special Opportunities Fund and MVC Capital .

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Important facts

Born
1945, Brooklyn
Birth century
Nationality
Education
City College of New York, University of Southern California, USC Viterbi School of Engineering

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Phillip Goldstein's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Phillip Goldstein?

Hedge Fund manager

When was Phillip Goldstein born?

Phillip Goldstein was born in 1945 in Brooklyn.

What is Phillip Goldstein's occupation?

Phillip Goldstein is a civil engineer and engineer.

What nationality is Phillip Goldstein?

Phillip Goldstein is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Phillip Goldstein

· Wikidata: Q16106955

· DBpedia: Phillip Goldstein (investor)

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