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May 1, 2013
Cumming & Horwitz |
SEC Takes on Structured Notes Large banks need to provide better information on these complex securities sold to the wealthy, regulator says.   |
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. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2011
John F. Wasik |
The Hedging Game Structured products are among the most difficult product areas for new clients to understand. |
BusinessWeek
August 5, 2009
Silver-Greenberg et al. |
Old Banks, New Lending Tricks Lenders haven't sworn off risky financial products. They've come up with a slew of new ones. |
BusinessWeek
January 13, 2011
Zeke Faux |
A Stock-Bond Hybrid That Flopped Reverse convertibles promised high yields, but many investors got burned |
Financial Advisor
June 2006
Bruce W. Fraser |
A Hybrid Approach Structured products can round out a portfolio, but they are complicated and potentially risky. Just what are structured products and how do they work? What role, if any, could they play in your clients' portfolios? |
Financial Advisor
January 2009
Michael Sankari |
Another Way To Income Structured products can provide diversification for clients. They have their own risks, however. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn |
High Net Worth: The Next Big Thing Structured products may be difficult to define, explain and track -- yet they're touted as the next 12-figure asset class. Here's what financial advisors need to know. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Wall Street's Selling the Next Meltdown Structured products promise protection, but do they deliver? |
Financial Planning
October 2, 2007
Elizabeth O'Brien |
5 Questions Tom Ricketts, founder and CEO of Incapital, an investment bank that underwrites corporate bonds for individual investors that are sold by broker-dealers, talks about his corporate bond program and what makes them attractive to advisors. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Big-Time Risk on Short-Term Money Short-term bond funds have been billed as an attractive substitute for money-market mutual funds. But as some investors are discovering, these funds aren't risk-free. Yields fluctuate, and you risk losing some principal. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2005
Humberto Sanchez |
The Muni Market Morgan Stanley pays for violating the disclosure rule in failing to disclose to purchasers of municipal bonds that the bonds could be called prior to their maturity dates. |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Only Bond Bear Worth Listening To The U.S. Treasury itself is signaling higher rates ahead. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
February 4, 2010
Harrington et al. |
Wall Street's New Flight to Risk With interest rates at rock bottom, investors are embracing exotic bonds -- and using leverage again. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2007 |
U.S. Warming to Structured Products Structured products are winning more fans in the U.S. Sales of the hybrid securities grew 33% in 2006, to $64 billion. What investors seem to like best about the instruments is the principal protection they offer. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Fixed-Income Fever The fixed-income universe for ETF investors has been limited to shades of gray rather than a full palette, until now. Two of BGI's new funds are mixed government/credit funds options, which invest in U.S. government and investment-grade corporate securities. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2007
Marshall Eckblad |
5 Questions Stan and Hildy Richelson, authors of Bonds: The Unbeaten Path to Secure Investment Growth, answer five questions about the recent volatility in the fixed income market. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
May 2007
Palash R. Ghosh |
Safe, but Sound Intermediate-term bonds are not very exciting, but they do deliver steady gains. One of the top fund performers in this sector is the $1.06 billion Federated Bond Fund. |
The Motley Fool
November 25, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Are Government Bonds the New Subprime? Unfortunately for government bond investors (and taxpayers), it's possible -- useful, even -- to make the comparison between government bonds and subprime assets. Here's why, and what investors should do about it. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2008
Jason Brady |
A Race for Income Most investors who are searching for income from their investments look at one factor: yield. Is this the right approach? |
Registered Rep.
June 20, 2014
Stan Luxenberg |
Fighting the Bond Bears Forecasters suggest trimming intermediate funds and shifting assets to short-term bonds and cash. But not everyone is swayed by the bond bears. |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2010
Robert Brokamp |
Will Rising Rates Sink Your Portfolio? And should you be worried? How will this affect the portfolios of people who invest in rate-sensitive securities -- namely, bond mutual funds and exchange-traded funds? |
Financial Advisor
December 2005
Alan Lavine |
Playing Two Sides PIMCO's three-year-old StocksPlus Total Return Fund buys S&P 500 futures, then tries to beat the index with bonds. |
Finance & Development
June 2010
Randall Dodd |
Municipal Bombs Local governments on both sides of the Atlantic found themselves in a financial mess after engaging in derivatives transactions. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2007
John Rosevear |
Bonds or Bond Funds? What's the best way to add bonds to your retirement portfolio? |
BusinessWeek
June 12, 2006
Peter Coy |
Time for Banks to Ask, "What If?" With some financial institutions acting more like dare devils than mere risk takers, a systemic crisis may loom. |
Financial Advisor
March 2006
Marla Brill |
Mortgage Bonds Offer Mixed Bag A cooling housing market, rising interest rates and regulatory scrutiny have bond fund managers and fixed-income strategists keeping a watchful eye on the direction of the $5.8 trillion mortgage-backed securities market. |
BusinessWeek
September 9, 2010
Michael J. Moore |
Wall Street Faces a Grim Third Quarter Less activity in the stock and bond markets may crimp profits. |
BusinessWeek
July 3, 2008
Aaron Pressman |
Your Post-Subprime Portfolio Following expert advice hasn't helped many investors save for retirement. Here's what went wrong, and what you need to do now. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier 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... |
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... |
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. |
Investment Advisor
October 2008
George Strickland |
Sleuthing Bonds Municipal bonds are now more likely to move in the opposite direction of Treasury bonds, where before the two markets commonly moved in the same direction. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Beware This Investment's Hidden Risks Bonds deserve a place in most investors' portfolios. But relying on them exclusively could be riskier than you think. |
Investment Advisor
June 2007
Susan L. Hirshman |
Structured Products on the Rise These investment vehicles could help improve clients' risk/return outcomes. |
Financial Advisor
August 2009
Marla Brill |
Playing It Safe Consistency and a remarkable lack of surprises have been the hallmarks of this bond fund. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2009
Ivan Martchev |
The Truth Behind Treasuries' Lousy January T-Bonds held strong while stocks collapsed -- until last month. What happened? |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2005
Matthew Johnson |
The Muni Market Munis court institutions, to retail's dismay. The increasing prevalence of longer-duration premium bonds has left some investors struggling. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Bond basics and beyond. Spying on rates: U.S. Treasury -- 2-year... 5-year... Clues to the market... Detecting developments... Hot tip: If you want to take a bite out of the Big Apple, the city's recent bond offerings may be worth a munch or two... |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2009
Caplinger & Barker |
Who's More to Blame: Derivatives or the Glass-Steagall Repeal? March Stock Madness -- Second Round: Which is bad, and which is worse? And which of these two things is more to blame for the crisis? |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
The Inverted Yield Curve and You What current interest rates mean for the average investor. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
These Large Banks Aren't Investment-Grade Not for the long term, anyway. |
Registered Rep.
August 31, 2012
Kevin McKinley |
Savings Bonds for Retirees Series I savings bonds can be useful for investors seeking security, liquidity and an inflation hedge; they also may help you build trust with clients. |
The Motley Fool
November 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Behind the Scenes of the Market: Derivatives and Risk How risk is calculated and the way derivatives are really traded. |
Financial Advisor
December 2010
Marla Brill |
A Tamer Route Once the bad boys of the bond market, emerging market debt is now seen as less risky. |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 20, 2009
Julia Hanna |
Risky Business with Structured Finance Even modest imprecision in estimating underlying risks is magnified disproportionately when securities are pooled and tranched. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
When Safe Investments Aren't Particularly risk-averse investors have always assumed they had one safe haven: bonds. But those who consider bonds completely safe for their money can be unpleasantly surprised. |
