Thanks For The Corporate Bond Bubble, Fed
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 7:15AM CST
Once upon a time businesses borrowed long term money--if they borrowed at all--in order to fund plant, equipment and other long-lived productive assets. That kind of debt was self-liquidating in the sense that it usually generated a stream of income...
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Investing In Short Term Bond Funds - What You Need To Know
Learn Bonds - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 05, 12:12AM CST
At last, the Federal Reserve has ended the Quantitative Easing program. This may have serious implications for fixed income investments and interest rates. Many investors believe that the Fed will increase short term interest rates in 2015 and...
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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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