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Some market observers have suggested that low and negative yields will hinder government bonds' ability to provide a buffer against down markets because bond returns will also be low. Amid the dramatic sell-off in risk assets earlier this year as the global pandemic took hold, and aga...
Spread levels have been on a noticeable downward trajectory from their peak level on March 23. HY spreads and default rates have an interesting relationship. The WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund is focusing solely on public issuers and eliminating those with negative...
For 94 years, the "average, annual" return for large-cap stocks, which per the Ibbotson data is the S&P 500, is above 10%, and probably closer to 12%. The only return period that matched or roughly approximates the 103-year average, annual return for the S&P 500 is the decade ...
The bond markets are in the midst of a feeding frenzy. U.S. high-yield bond sales reached an annual record of $329.8 billion for the year, with three months left to go. The high yield's market's record year follows the U.S. investment-grade bond market, which reached a new record ...
Traditional income strategies, like fixed income, just won’t cut it anymore. Investors want higher yields, not to mention payouts that grow over time. So take a look at these closed-end funds (CEF): Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Nuveen Preferred...
U.S. high-yield bond issuance for 2020 has eclipsed the prior annual sales record of $329.6B set in 2012, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, as companies reap the benefits of the Fed's liquidity-boosting and zero-interest rate policies.The support has effectively turned the industry int...
Coming into COVID-19, a chunk of client bond money was in higher yielding money markets since credit spreads (in my opinion) offered little value prior to March 2020. After the 35% correction in the S&P 500, and upon the announcement of the Fed liquidity programs, all that money w...
In U.S. high yield bonds we find the riskiest of credits. I have some concerns about municipal bonds and am particularly concerned about municipal pension bonds. Our 'Borrower's Paradise' is also good news for many leveraged ETFs and closed-end funds. For further details see...
I have long described our current investing environment as a "Borrower's Paradise" and a "Fixed-Income Investor's Hell." The situation has not changed and continues along unabated. The reason for this is really just one thing, the Fed. The reason for their posture is also just really one thing...
The S&P 500 may have broken out above its February highs back in late August and still remains above February's highs after Monday's advance, but performance in the high yield market hasn't been quite as strong. The chart below shows the B of A High Yield Master Index on a total return b...
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Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - July 23, 2024) - Minnova Corp. (TSXV: MCI) (OTC Pink: AGRDF) ("Minnova" or the "Company"), announces that the Company applied to the Ontario Securities Commission (the " OSC ") for a management cease trade order (" MCTO ") with respect to its audited consolidat...
2024-06-23 03:18:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...
2024-06-01 12:00:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method. This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...