No matter what any of us does, an ADVDX conversation is doomed to dissent.

ElLobo, my thanks for your comments. Same for Roberta, Wes and others.

When it comes down to it, ADVDX's role in any portfolio should be as a supporting fund, an experiment. At least that is what I believe. It seems to be working well with its quirky self. Unfortunately, "quirky" means that it will always have its detractors. Since I *like* quirky and I *like* experiments, ADVDX's oddities do not bother me. As for the Alpine CEFs, I own both AGD and AWP. I also once owned AOD but found it more volatile than AGD, so I sold it. I bot AWP a few months after its IPO only to watch it slide on its tush, so I sold it in Dec'07. It appears to have stabilized somewhat, so I bot it back on 4/15 at 12.73.

Jim7872... I vote for calling it return of the jedi.

Regards,

Susan