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Distressed Assets Gone Wild There are several ways for financial advisors to get in on the distressed asset action by investing in private equity, in hedge funds, or in mutual funds that invest in distressed bonds and stocks.   |
Financial Advisor
January 2006
Evan Simonoff |
The Return Of Activist Investing Franklin-Templeton's Mutual Recovery fund is a hedge fund alternative. The fund focuses on three investment strategies: risk arbitrage, distressed securities and special situations., according to manager Mike Embler. |
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. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2008
David E. Adler |
Vultures Circling Instead of a bear market, the developing investment environment could be characterized as a vulture market. But at the moment the vultures are circling, but not swooping. |
Financial Advisor
May 2012
Marla Brill |
High Yield, Global Style The recent surge in popularity of high-yield bonds has left Andrew Feltus both encouraged and concerned. |
BusinessWeek
April 22, 2010
Detrixhe & Peker |
Knocking Down the 'Maturity Wall' With super-safe instruments like Treasuries and CDs paying tiny yields, investors are taking risks to get better returns, which is in turn helping companies refinance. |
BusinessWeek
July 15, 2009
David Henry |
The Time Bomb in Corporate Debt Company defaults on the heels of record borrowing will hamper the recovery. Going straight into bankruptcy may be a healthier option. |
BusinessWeek
August 13, 2009
Ben Levisohn |
End of the Bond Boom? Bond sales blossomed during the credit crisis, but it may be time for investors to reconsider their passion. |
BusinessWeek
February 4, 2010
Tara Kalwarski |
How to Fix Your Bond Mix Here's how three funds allocate bonds for people retiring in 2010 |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2010
Neil O'Hara |
The Fixed Income Fix How can advisors help clients minimize losses in fixed income portfolios when rates increase? The best answer may surprise you. |
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. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
June 2010
Michelle Knight |
Rising Rates Not Fatal Bond investments shouldn't automatically be sold off when interest rates rise. Here's why. |
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. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2005
Susan Weiner |
Proceed with Caution High-yield bond funds have hit some potholes recently, but don't consign them to the junk heap just yet. |
BusinessWeek
September 12, 2005
Justin Hibbard |
Bring On The Battered Debt Lots of smart people think the junk-bond boom of the past few years is about to end with a series of defaults, and they're lining up to cash in. |
Financial Advisor
February 2, 2009
Bruce W. Fraser |
A Glimmer Of Rewards Prices on high-quality corporate bond issues represent a buying opportunity for advisors. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2009
Amanda B. Kish |
Don't Buy This Junk The high-yield "junk" bond sector of the market has been on fire this year, but you should leave these bonds in the bin. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
The Hidden Danger Inside Your Portfolio Think you're diversified? Think again. The recent flight to safety in the fixed-income markets reveals the distinctions among different types of bonds. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
April 2010
Marla Brill |
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
BusinessWeek
October 1, 2007 |
Junk Bonds: What Now? Former Merrill chief high-yield strategist Martin Fridson on what investors need to know about junk bonds. |
Financial Advisor
December 2003
Marla Brill |
Still Some Upside Left Manager Margaret Patel thinks an economic recovery will help junk bonds. |
BusinessWeek
February 2, 2004
Young & Gutner |
Why You Belong In Bonds Even when rates rise, bond funds provide a market cushion. We've done the math to find the best ones for right now. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Eric Uhlfelder |
Making the Grade Think you're safe buying an investment grade bond for your client? Guess again. Rating downgrades are coming at a record pace. |
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. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2009
Tim Knepp |
High Yield Bonds: Complex Risks And Opportunities This asset class arguably carries more varied risks, and potential opportunity, than any other publicly-traded fixed income or equity category. |
Investment Advisor
September 2005
Angelina Dance |
S&p Mutual Fund Sector Focus: The Global Itch? With the Federal Reserve continuing to raise short-term interest rates, while longer-term rates inexplicably remain low, some fixed-income investors are seeking alternative vehicles, including global bond funds. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
November 2007
Marla Brill |
Three Roads To Value Merger arbitrage and undervalued stocks are appealing to Franklin Templeton's Mutual Qualified Fund manager Anne Gudefin, but she's waiting on distressed debt. |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Pierre Paulden |
When Banks Don't Trust Banks Credit markets are misbehaving again. But having survived the panic of 2008, investors may no longer be so easily rattled |
Registered Rep.
September 12, 2013
Stan Luxenberg |
Against All Odds Rising interest rates have many bond fund investors running scared. But these funds tend to thrive when rates rise. |
Financial Advisor
February 2008
Marla Brill |
The Bond ETF Explosion The ETF space is getting crowded. The number of fixed-income exchange-traded funds has exploded to include both portfolios based on broad indexes as well as ETFs consisting of emerging market, municipal and high-yield securities. |
BusinessWeek
November 7, 2005
David Henry |
Treading Warily In The Junkyard High-yield bonds are a tougher sell as rates rise and economic worries grow. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Is This Junk Worth the Risk? Do high-risk bonds offering high rates belong in your portfolio? |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 25, 2013
Kim Girard |
How Chapter 11 Saved the US Economy In a relatively short time, much of the corporate debt that defaulted during the US financial crisis has been managed down and corporate profits have rebounded. Stuart C. Gilson reviews the power of Chapter 11 bankruptcy |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
This Rally Is So Over While bonds still serve a vital role in every investor's portfolio, just make sure you're not banking your entire future on them. |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2010
Charles Stein |
Why One Junk-Bond Investor Favors Stocks Fidelity's Mark Notkin thinks the high-yield bond rally has peaked. Now he's looking at companies set to profit from growth in emerging markets. |
BusinessWeek
May 10, 2004
Anne Tergesen |
Higher Rates: A Survival Kit Rising rates are usually the bane of bondholders, but not if you own certain investments. Plenty of options exist for maximizing yields in this climate. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Simple Ways to Win With Bonds Put together a great set of investments in just a few steps with exchange traded funds. |
BusinessWeek
February 3, 2011
Maheshwari & Childs |
Easy Money Is Bringing Buyouts Back to Life Investors willing to go out on a limb for higher yields are helping heavily indebted companies refinance their loans and bonds. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
This Red-Hot Market Is a Red Flag Before you dismiss this article because it's based on observations about the bond market, let me assure you I will provide actionable advice here for stock investors. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2009
Donald Jay Korn |
The New Stocks Where can financial planners seek those historic equity market returns without the painful setbacks? One place to start is in the bond market. |
On Wall Street
May 1, 2010
Elizabeth Wine |
Boom Times for Mutual Funds The numbers are in. Good news, everyone's a genius again. A year after the market hit bottom, you wouldn't know there was a recent recession judging from the performance of mutual funds. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2009
Stacy Schultz |
Record-Breaker The second quarter of 2009 was a record-breaker for mutual funds. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2004
Steve Watkins |
Junk Is Not Bunk When the Federal Reserve signals an imminent rate rise, the news is traditionally greeted like a general alarm in the high-yield bond markets: "Get out while you can! Run for your lives!" |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2005 |
Mutual Fund Monitor Should you invest in bond funds or individual bonds? |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Are Far From Risk-Free Don't get seduced by bonds. |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005
Lewis Braham |
Is Your Bond Fund Reliable? Here's help for finding solid bond fund performers. |
