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&lt;p style="font: bold 11pt/12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4pt 0 1pt"&gt;Objectives.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;The
Trust seeks a high rate of current monthly income, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective. Under normal circumstances, the
Trust will invest at least 80% of its assets in closed-end funds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: bold 11pt/12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 4pt 0 1pt"&gt;Portfolio Selection Process.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;The
Trust seeks to provide investors with a high rate of current monthly income by investing across a broad range of high income paying closed-end
funds. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;When
selecting closed-end funds for this portfolio, we look at several factors including:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;td style="width: 0"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="width: 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;&#x2022;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;Discount: We favor funds which are trading at a discount to net asset value and we favor those
which are trading at a greater discount relative to their peers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

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&lt;td style="width: 0"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="width: 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;&#x2022;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;Consistent dividend: We favor funds which have a history of paying a consistent dividend.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

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&lt;td style="width: 0"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="width: 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;&#x2022;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;Expense ratio: We favor funds which have a lower than average expense ratio relative to their
peers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

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&lt;td style="width: 0"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="width: 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;&#x2022;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;Diversification: We limit exposure to individual fund companies/managers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

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&lt;td style="width: 0"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="width: 10pt"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;&#x2022;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;Liquidity: We favor larger funds and more liquid funds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;While
not a part of the Trust&#x2019;s portfolio selection process, the Trust has exposure to common stocks, floating-rate securities, high-yield
securities, investment grade securities, senior loans, covenant-lite loans, foreign securities, depositary receipts and large capitalization
companies through the Trust&#x2019;s investment in the Funds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt/11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 2pt; text-indent: 0.25in"&gt;&lt;span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt"&gt;As
with any similar investment, there can be no guarantee that the objectives of the Trust will be achieved. See &#x201c;Risk Factors&#x201d;
for a discussion of the risks of investing in the Trust.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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