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The Motley Fool February 18, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
An Investment for All Markets Wouldn't you like to find some way to have the protection that bonds have provided throughout the bear market while still retaining some of the upside of stocks? Convertible securities offer the best of both worlds. |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Forget Treasuries. Buy Convertibles Instead. Convertible securities combine attractive elements of bonds and stocks. Are they for you? |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
Convertible Opportunities With prices down now, this could be an opportune moment to build a long-term position in convertibles. Despite the recent woes, convertibles have produced an impressive long-term record. |
Financial Advisor November 2010 Virginia Munger Kahn |
Considering Convertibles Historically, convertible bonds have done well in sideways, volatile markets such as those of the late 1970s and early 1980s. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn |
Back to Normal Financial planners might not have to master the minutiae of convertibles securities. But they should know if a convertibles fund is more likely to act like stocks or like bonds. |
Entrepreneur November 2004 Dian Vujovich |
Switch Gears Flexibility is a key feature of convertible funds. |
Entrepreneur August 2006 Dian Vujovich |
The Best of Both If variety is the spice of life, diversification is the spice of the mutual fund arena. If it's spice you want, you may consider a convertible securities fund. |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Marla Brill |
Smoothing The Ride Larry Keele manages this Vanguard convertible fund using a conservative strategy that usually leads to out-performance in down-to-sideways stock markets. |
BusinessWeek March 4, 2010 |
John Calamos Makes the Case for Convertible Bonds The manager of one of the oldest convertible bond funds explains why convertibles remain attractive. |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Stocks Wall Street Wants You to Own With reverse convertibles, you have to know what you're getting. |
Financial Advisor September 2008 Greg Miller |
Bonus Copy: Equities in Disguise? "Beware: Things may not be as they appear." These words are not exactly what you would expect to see in a mutual fund prospectus, but perhaps they should be. |
On Wall Street January 1, 2009 Tim Knepp |
Convertibles Rev Up Convertible bonds have suffered along with the overall market, but they also have been affected by some very specific forces over the past several quarters. |
Financial Advisor January 2008 Marla Brill |
Playing Both Sides Convertible bonds offer a shot at a decent chunk of the stock market's upside while muting some of its downside risk. |
BusinessWeek April 25, 2005 Adrienne Carter |
A Triple Play At Calamos How Calamos created the third-best-performing mutual fund of the past decade. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2010 April Taylor |
RTI International Metals Shares Dropped: What You Need to Know Shares of RTI International Metals dropped 10% today. The maker of titanium mill products, which have applications in aerospace and industrial markets, announced that it would offer $175 million of convertible senior notes due in 2015. |
Financial Advisor December 2005 |
Getting Busted Chip Carlson banks on an offbeat breed of bond to boost the Greenspring Fund's return. |
AskMen.com December 7, 2003 Dan Carter |
5 Investment Opportunities To Consider There's more to the investing world than just stocks and mutual funds. Research reveals a whole slew of futures, securities and trusts to consider. Here are five such options. |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2007 Charles Keenan |
New Piece of the [Debt] Puzzle REITs are turning to convertible bonds as an attractive capital solution. |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2005 Tom Taulli |
Calamos Is Still a Niche For decades, Calamos Asset Management has been a standout in its niche. But how long can it last? The best option for Calamos shareholders may be to join a bigger player, rather than remain independent. |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
3 Isn't Always Better Than 1 This fund uses several different strategies to maximize income, but still falls short. |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
E*TRADE's Shiny New Convertible The discount broker is ready to swap its debt for convertible zero coupon debt. |
Financial Advisor December 2003 Marla Brill |
Still Some Upside Left Manager Margaret Patel thinks an economic recovery will help junk bonds. |
Investment Advisor September 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
Income & Growth Does an income-producing portfolio have to rule out capital growth? Not necessarily according to Franklin Income Fund co-lead portfolio manager Edward Perks. |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Wall Street's Selling the Next Meltdown Structured products promise protection, but do they deliver? |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2008 |
The Fever for Structured Products Structured products, which are gaining popularity in the U.S., combine financial instruments, typically bonds and derivatives, into a package that allows investors to bet on the direction of stocks, bonds and other investments. |
Entrepreneur September 2006 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Balancing Act Hybrid securities are becoming increasingly common, but weigh your options before you decide to invest. |
Investment Advisor February 2007 |
Through Thick and Thin Balanced funds provide investors with diversification within the confines of a single investment vehicle by holding a portfolio of highly uncorrelated asset classes. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2008 William Harding |
A Different Mix As investors suffer through this year's unstable market, the wounded are talking about alternative investments. |
The Motley Fool May 25, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Investments With the Best of Both Worlds Choose investments that are winners all the way around. In the spirit of bipartisanship, let's take a quick look at some of the best hybrid, or balanced, mutual funds in the business today. |
Financial Advisor February 2, 2009 Evan Simonoff |
Changes Come Slow Before the economy and equity market can recover, the credit markets need to resume a semblance of normalcy. |
Entrepreneur November 2007 Rosalind Resnick |
Getting a Margin Loan Securing a margin loan can mean quick cash for startup, but it doesn't come without risk. |
BusinessWeek November 25, 2009 David Henry |
The Second Coming of 'Safer' Securities Regulators in the U.S. and Europe are backing hybrids, bonds that can morph into stocks. Will investors bite? |
Entrepreneur March 2004 C.J. Prince |
Road to Riches? Convertible bonds are still in vogue, but proceed with caution around the bend. |
Registered Rep. February 13, 2013 Stan Luxenberg |
The Land of Opportunity: Europe? Asia, Yes, but Europe? There is good reason to expect that foreign stocks will continue climbing. Plenty of Wall Street analysts expect that economies will grow in Europe and Asia this year. But clients may still be wary. |
Bank Systems & Technology March 19, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Citi Files for Reverse Stock Split, Exchange Offer Citigroup is following through with its plans to build capital by petitioning the SEC for permission to convert preferred shares into common stock and a reserve split. |
CFO June 1, 2006 Ronald Fink |
Two-way Tools Companies are issuing a new breed of security that blends debt and equity. But investor demand for such hybrids may not be as great as banks hope. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn |
The Tax Dance In 2009, year-end planning may be anything but straightforward because of the extraordinary events of 2008 and the uncertain prospects for future tax rates. |
BusinessWeek January 13, 2011 Zeke Faux |
A Stock-Bond Hybrid That Flopped Reverse convertibles promised high yields, but many investors got burned |
Investment Advisor September 2007 Palash R. Ghosh |
Diamonds Among The Junk High-yield bonds -- those fixed income securities rated below investment grade -- have some advantages over more vanilla-type bond products. |
The Motley Fool October 16, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
The Risky Business of Securities Lending Is your mutual fund betting with your money? |
The Motley Fool June 18, 2004 |
Should You Sell a Winner? What to do when your stock goes up too much. |
BusinessWeek April 25, 2005 Adrienne Carter |
From Mom And Pop To Megafund Can family biz Calamos Asset Management keep Wall Street happy while boosting returns for people investing in their stock and bond mutual funds? |
The Motley Fool August 5, 2004 Bill Mann |
GM's $8 Billion Problem An accounting change could shave a buck off of General Motors reported earnings per share. Really, it's not a big deal. |
Financial Advisor October 2007 Marla Brill |
New Name, Same Game Still in his early thirties, David Giroux has taken the reins of one of T. Rowe Price's most high-profile and successful funds. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
The Quest for Yield With a flat yield curve and low interest rates, some financial planners are discovering income in an alternative universe. |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2011 John Rosevear |
Ford's Cash Move Is a Mixed Blessing Ford's latest debt-reduction move is a mixed blessing for some shareholders. |
OCC Bulletin May 22, 2002 |
Unsafe and Unsound Investment Portfolio Practices Description: Supplemental Guidance This bulletin alerts banks to the potential risk to future earnings and capital from poor investment decisions made at the current low level of interest rates... |
Entrepreneur September 2006 Rosalind Resnick |
Loan Lesson Is convertible debt the way to go? |
Investment Advisor December 2006 Joseph & de Sa'Pinto |
Convert Arb Makes a Comeback A survey of 15 organizations with around $117 billion of assets invested in hedge funds revealed a huge decline in the popularity of global macro strategies quarter-on-quarter. |
Financial Advisor February 2, 2009 Marla Brill |
Boring Is Back Fund manager Phil Davidson likes to play it safe. He likes quality companies at discount prices. |