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Financial Advisor May 2008 Eric Rasmussen	Reconsidering Junk The first quarter of 2008 was hard on a lot of people, but especially on high-yield investors, whose junk bonds got thoroughly trashed.
Financial Advisor October 2005 Marla Brill	No Homeruns This Year The manager of the Delaware High-Yield Opportunities Fund believes that this year, with concerns about rising interest rates widespread and yield spreads so tight, high-yield bond returns won't measure up to the appetizing levels investors saw in 2003 and 2004.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Can These Investments Keep Flying High? As long as you understand the risks involved, owning corporate bonds either directly or through a bond exchange-traded fund or mutual fund can give you higher yields on your money.
Financial Advisor December 2003 Marla Brill	Still Some Upside Left Manager Margaret Patel thinks an economic recovery will help junk bonds.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2005	What's a Bond? A bond is a loan from you to a company or government. If a company issues bonds, it's borrowing cash and promising to pay it back at a certain rate of interest.
On Wall Street November 1, 2010 Tim Knepp	The High Yield Influence The meteoric rise of asset prices seen in 2009 was particularly evident across high yield bonds, and 2010 has witnessed another strong year for this asset class.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2004 Robin Penfold	Challenging Assumptions It's possible that, for the first time in any living person's career, U.S. stocks will not perform as well as bonds in the next couple of decades.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2005 Whitney Tilson	A 2004 Report Card A longtime investment writer looks back at his good picks and bad calls in 2004. McDonald's.. Yum! Brands... Laboratory Corp of America... Doral... An update and appeal from his visit to Africa...
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The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Selena Maranjian	What's a Bond? Think of bonds as IOUs, or long-term loans.
Financial Advisor December 2006 Marla Brill	Clouds Gather Over Junk Bonds Financial advisors doing year-end portfolio tuning should give the high-yield portion of fixed-income investments a little extra scrutiny, and keep a close eye on their positions in 2007.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Paying for Quality With bonds, sometimes it pays to get the best. Investors and mutual funds that are buying lower-quality bonds may find that they would've been better off sticking with Treasuries in the long run.
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The Motley Fool September 7, 2004 Salim Haji	How Many Stocks Should You Own? Diversification into stocks you don't fully understand could increase risk within your portfolio.
Financial Advisor April 2009 Jeff Schlegel	Spread Out Unusually generous yield spreads make corporate bonds attractive now.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2009 Roben Farzad	Are Junk Bonds Too Hot to Handle? An investor stampede on junk bonds has produced returns twice as high as stocks this year. Now the red flags are out.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2004 Whitney Tilson	Blue-Chip Bargains? Sifting through beaten-down stocks may yield some good investments. But be careful, most of these stocks are that way for a reason.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2003 Stan Luxenburg	Going to Extremes Used as the "explore" part of a "core and explore" strategy, focus can indeed help produce alpha (outperformance).
Financial Advisor March 2005 Marla Brill	Squeezing Gains Out Of Bonds In 2005 It's a bond picker's market. Beware of corporate releveraging.
CFO March 1, 2012 Vincent Ryan	Junk Isn't Spreads are down and investor interest is up.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005	This High-Yield Fund Skirts Risk Alex Lock's strategy at Westcore Flexible Income is to look for "solid, stable companies that offer attractive yields over the long-term."
Financial Advisor April 2007 Alan Lavine	High-Yield Bond Blues? After several years of strong performance, it's questionable whether high-yield or junk bonds will earn their coupons this year.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2004 Whitney Tilson	The 80-Cent Dollar Dilemma Stocks trading at a 20% discount to intrinsic value will generally follow the market if it takes a tumble. But selling good companies trading at such a discount isn't an acceptable option either. What's an investor to do?
The Motley Fool April 2, 2007 S.J. Caplan	Investor 007's Bond Dossier Bond basics and beyond. A look at the week's activity in the bond market, and much more. Spying on rates: U.S. Treasury -- 2-year... 5-year... Clues to the market... Detecting developments... Hot tip...
Financial Advisor October 2009 Eric Rasmussen	The Ripe Fruit Mellows Corporate bonds offered great opportunity earlier in the year, but now that yields have fallen, investors are rethinking strategy.
On Wall Street March 1, 2011 Jerry Webman	The End Of The Bond Empire? Now, investors reasonably ask whether fixed income investments actually have a future. My answer is that they do.
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Robert Barker	Still Sweet On Dividend Stocks Still under 3%, the yields on five-year, AAA-rated municipal bonds won't be funding many ocean cruises this winter. That's why I've been keeping my eye on an alternative: dividend-paying stocks.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2004	Stocks vs. Bonds Stocks have grown faster than bonds in most time periods.
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Financial Advisor January 2009 Marla Brill	Working The Bond Market Fund manager Andrew Stenwall says high-yield bonds are likely to outperform.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2011 Morgan Housel	Time to Buy? A Closer Look at Stocks A few numbers put things in context for stock prices.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 John B. Levy	Wider Spreads Yield Opportunity Commercial mortgage-backed securities spreads have a habit of tightening early in the New Year, and the smart money seems to be betting on that occurring again in early 2006. But a new CMBS player has emerged, too -- hedge funds.
BusinessWeek July 4, 2005 Aaron Pressman	Option Income Funds: Watch Out Option income funds, which hold stocks and sell call options against them, offer payouts that are generous in these low-yield times, but the risks are great.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2006 S.J. Caplan	Investor 007's Bond Dossier Your latest intelligence from the world of fixed-income bonds. Last week provided plenty of economic releases on which the market could focus, and bonds liked what they saw.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2004 Christopher M. Wright	Q&A with Jeremy Siegel The Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania weighs in on his long-term bullish outlook and the prospects he sees for REIT stocks.
BusinessWeek January 29, 2007 Jane Sasseen	Junk Keeps Defying Gravity If history is any guide, low-rate bonds and loans should be tanking. Here's why they're not.
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The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Betting on January's Big Winners For investors who dared to venture outside the stock box, January brought some good news. Within long-neglected asset classes, such as the corporate bond market, investors who beat the crowd reaped some healthy rewards.
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Financial Planning January 1, 2005 Bernard R. Horn	Global Goodies It's not risky to invest overseas--in fact, it's riskier not to. Exchange rates and political and economic risks can mitigate returns, but experienced global equity managers know how to navigate foreign markets by making solid stock picks.
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