Junk Bonds: Go Active, Or Don't Go At All
Morningstar - Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 9:02AM CST
By Samuel Lee The way most investors think about high-yield bonds goes something like this: I'm retired and want to earn a steady stream of income while preserving principal. Because Treasury yields are so low, I'll own high-yield bonds. This way...
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Energy rout roughs up high-yield complex
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 1:01PM CST
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Debauchery In The Land Of Oz - Part 4
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 5:21AM CST
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Disingenue In The Land Of Oz - Part 3
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 3:59AM CST
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Disinformation In The Land Of Oz - Part 2
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 2:37AM CST
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Deflation And Dichotomy In The Land Of Oz - Part 1
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 1:12AM CST
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U.S. corporate bond sales break annual record
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 4:09AM CST
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Ferro: High-yield energy credit crisis may be coming at worst possible time
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 6:55PM CST
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Oil, Cartels And The ECB
Marc Chandler - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 11:02AM CST
OPEC is a cartel but it is a strange species in the sense that it only accounts for about 40% of oil production. In the past exerted its influence by cutting production, as in 2008, and driving up prices. Now it faces a different challenge. New...
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SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF announces monthly distribution of $0.1872
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 9:53AM CST
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Guess What Happened The Last Time The Price Of Oil Crashed Like This?
Michael T. Snyder - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 5:05AM CST
There has only been one other time in history when the price of oil has crashed by more than 40 dollars in less than 6 months. The last time this happened was during the second half of 2008 , and the beginning of that oil price crash preceded the...
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Irrational Exuberance - Descriptive Superlatives Exhaustion Point Is Reached
Pater Tenebrarum - Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 27, 5:53AM CST
Positioning Indicators at new Extremes We are updating our suite of sentiment data again, mainly because it is so fascinating that a historically rarely seen bullish consensus has emerged - after a rally that has taken the SPX up by slightly over...
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Should Investors Be Thankful For Interest-Rate-Hedged Bonds?
Morningstar - Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 26, 8:05AM CST
By Thomas Boccellari Coupon payments generated nearly 90% of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index's returns since its inception in January 1975, despite falling interest rates, which pushed bond prices higher and yields lower. Yet, nearly all of...
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In Energy Revolution, Bond Investors Must Keep Their Heads
AllianceBernstein - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 25, 12:19AM CST
By Ivan Rudolph-Shabinsky and Petter Stensland A surge in capital expenditures and leverage in the energy industry could end badly for some companies and their creditors. While select opportunities exist, we think bond investors should think...
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U.S. Sees Record Foreign Inflows As Economic Indicators Reach Decade Highs
Chris Puplava - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 21, 3:04PM CST
Last Friday I penned a piece looking at current supports for the U.S. stock market, one of which I argued was an influx of foreign capital into our markets ( see story ). On Tuesday this week the U.S. Department of Treasury released data for...
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Stock ETF Investors Should Track Junk Bond ETF Apathy
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 21, 1:01PM CST
Perhaps as long as China is cutting rates and Europe is buying asset-backed securities - and as long as the U.S. maintains its policy of zero percent interest rates - investors can ignore traditional risk in stock assets. Then again, contrarian...
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Experts almost in agreement: High-yield not a good bet at these prices
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 20, 11:58AM CST
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Wells Fargo advises cutting back on high-yield exposure
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 19, 2:01PM CST
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Beaten-Up International Dividend Stocks Yield 7%
YCharts - Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 19, 12:11PM CST
After getting smacked around during the recent reappearance of volatility, junk bonds are once again getting some love, okay relative love, from investment pros. You've no doubt heard the pitch: hey, the crappy yield premium widened when they sold...
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Risk On Or Risk Off? (Weight Of Evidence, Part 4 Of 7)
360 Investment Research - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 2:43PM CST
The credit (aka bond) markets overshadow the equity markets in terms of dollar value. Yes, the equity markets get all the publicity and headlines. However, it is the waters of the credit market that run deep. By looking at the current state of the...
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