Thomas J. Herzfeld

Thomas J. Herzfeld
Born New York
Alma mater Philadelphia University (BSc)
Philadelphia University (Honorary PhD)
Notable awards

HON LHD (2008)

HON Order of Kentucky Colonels (2000)

Thomas J. Herzfeld (born: New York 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 [4] monthly research report and is quoted and interviewed on the subject by publications such as the Wall Street Journal,[5] New York Times [6] and Financial Times.[7] He has served as a contributing editor for the Global Guide to Investing (published by Financial Times), and The Encyclopedia of Investments.[7] He has appeared annually on the Nightly Business Report (PBS) show for 30 years[8] and was interviewed on the show Wall $treet Week with Louis Rukeyser several times.[9]

Education

Herzfeld graduated from Philadelphia University in 1966. He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1966-1972, and on active duty in 1967.[10] He received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (LHD) from Philadelphia University in 2008 with Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine.[11]

Career

He joined the Wall Street firm Reynolds & Co., in 1968 and began a specialization in closed-end funds.[12] He is widely considered to be the leading expert in the field.[13] He formed the NYSE member firm: Carlino, Herzfeld and Kemm in 1970 and served as the firm's Senior Partner, at the age of 25.[10] He also became an Allied Member of the NYSE, an Associate Member of the AMEX and a senior register options principal.[10] In 1981, he formed the first ever stock brokerage firm to specialize in the field of closed-end funds, Thomas J. Herzfeld & Co., Inc.[2] In 1984, he formed the advisory arm, Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc. and later in 1994 The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, the first closed-end fund to invest in the Caribbean Basin (and Cuba when allowed).[13] He created the industry's first and only Closed-End Fund Index, "The Herzfeld Average," which has been published in Barron’s weekly since its establishment in 1987.[14][15][16] He also coined the term “lifeboat provisions” used in the industry to define tactics funds take to narrow discounts and keep prices afloat.[17] Additionally he is also referred to as: Mr. Closed-End,[18] Guru,[18] The man whose name is synonymous with closed-end funds [19] Maven from Miami,[20] The Top Market Timer[21] and the Dow Beaters.[22] Herzfeld has spent more than 40 years managing closed end fund investments.[2]

Personal life

Herzfeld married his wife Rutli, a fashion model from Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1970.<ref name = County Recorder's Official Record Search Results>"County Recorder's Official Record Search Results". </ref> They have two children: both have graduate degrees from MIT, and work for Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.[23][24] He is an avid yachtsman. He also owns a penthouse condo in New York City and Miami.[25]

Selected bibliography

References

  1. "An Investing Alternative to Dividends" (PDF). Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "At the Center of the Closed-End Fund Universe" (PDF). Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  3. "A Nice Little Place in the Sun". Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  4. "The Investor's Guide to Closed-End Funds". Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  5. "Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund". Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  6. "Discount Beckon in Closed-end funds". Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Global Guide to Investing" (PDF). Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  8. "Market Monitor". Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  9. "Wall Street Week Episodes on PBS". Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 "New York Stock Exchange" (PDF). Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  11. "Cheers and joy as new graduates receive diplomas at 124th Commencement". Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  12. "Mr. Closed-End Funds" (PDF). Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  13. 1 2 "Thomas J. Herzfeld & Co., Incorporated". Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  14. "Determining the Perfect Time to Buy Closed-End Income Funds". Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  15. "An Open-and-Shut Case for Closed-End Funds". Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  16. "Closed-End Funds" (PDF). Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  17. "Opportunity in Adversity". Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  18. 1 2 "Mr. Closed-End". Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  19. "Herzfeld's Guide to Closed-End Funds". Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  20. "At the Center of the Closed-End Fund Universe". Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  21. "Hot hands are bullish". Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  22. Cobliegh, Ian (1981). Roaring 80’s on Wall Street (PDF). Macmillan Pub Co. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-02-526510-3. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  23. "Brigitta Herzfeld Joins Management Team at Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.". Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  24. "Erik M. Herzfeld Joins Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc.". Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  25. "Erik M. Herzfeld Joins Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, Inc." (PDF). Retrieved February 2, 2012.

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