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The theory behind launching a "Widows & Orphans" version of our Savvy Senior Income Factory™ last year ( link here ) was that some investors might be attracted to our overall "gimme the cash" strategy, but would prefer a slightly lower risk/reward profile. Instead of attempting to...
U.S. junk bonds' 4.52% return in January marks the biggest monthly gain in more than seven years and the best January since 2009. More news on: iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF, Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund, Financial stocks n...
By Brendan Loftus, Research Analyst When volatility returned with a vengeance in 2018, few markets or asset classes were spared. As asset prices declined, investors have started to question if this is a momentary blip or the start of a larger move. Below, we discuss what recent moves have ...
There were no major U.S. Federal Bank speeches this week, so let's dive into the market overall, starting with corporates. CCC yields (in blue) widened sharply between 10/18 and 12/18, rising about 425 basis points (left scale). Spreads have tightened a bit since then, coming down to about 1...
By Kathy A Jones We ended 2018 with a cautious outlook. Our concerns centered on the effect of the Federal Reserve's policy tightening on the economy and the market's appetite for risk, at a time when valuations for bonds were high. We suggested a cautious approach to riskier areas of the ...
By Kevin Flanagan, Senior Fixed Income Strategist; and Josh Shapiro, CFA, Quantitative Strategist One of the more noteworthy stories in the U.S. fixed income arena as 2018 came to a close was the visible reversal in fortune for the high-yield ((HY)) corporate bond market. Not coincidentall...
"Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength." - Charles Spurgeon British clergyman Watching with interest the historical defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May relating to Brexit, in conjunction with the Chinese central bank injecting a net 560 bil...
After screaming higher towards the end of 2018 right up through the first couple of days of 2019, high yield spreads have come crashing back down to earth in the last two weeks, falling from a high of 544 basis points (bps) on 1/3 to 440 bps through Thursday. At their highs two weeks ago, spre...
Even as the Federal Reserve seems intent on raising interest rates, some investors are turning to U.S. high-yield bonds. So just where are we in the credit cycle and is the yield in high yield bonds properly compensating investors for risks? Kim Parlee speaks with Greg Kocik, Managing Dir...
Recently, a growing number of investors and market commentators have been advocating for caution in credit lending - rightfully so, in my opinion. However, despite the publicity this has received in the press, it appears that little has actually been done to clamp down on aggressive lending. P...
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