General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> February 7, 2011

Investing In Closed-end Convertible Funds – Thomas H. Dinsmore – Dinsmore Capital Management

Thomas H. Dinsmore, CFA, is the Chairman, CEO and a Portfolio Manager of Dinsmore Capital Management. He manages the firm's investment portfolios. Mr. Dinsmore joined Dinsmore Capital Management in 1983 and has served as a Portfolio Manager since 1996. Prior to joining DCM, he worked at Morgan Stanley in the convertible securities group. Mr. Dinsmore earned a B.S. in economics at the Wharton School of Business, an M.A. in economics at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and he is a member of the executive board of the Closed-End Fund Association. Profile
TWST: Please start with a brief history and overview of Dinsmore Capital Management.

Mr. Dinsmore: We've been around since 1971 in the form of Davis Dinsmore. My father founded the firm at that time