Financial Stress Is Rising - Time To Worry?
Chris Puplava - Seeking Alpha - 8 mins ago
One of the biggest themes strategists were calling for in 2015 was a pickup in volatility. The main reason given was the U.S. Fed turning from a tailwind to a headwind as it first removed quantitative easing (QE) and then seemed bent on...
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NorthCoast Tactical Income Portfolio Has Broad Appeal
at Investor's Business Daily - 18 mins ago
NorthCoast Asset Management's Tactical Income portfolio seeks to beat inflation while protecting against big losses. The formula has won over a range of investors. "We've been surprised at how many different demographics have been attracted to the...
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Bull market for no-disclosure junk bond deals
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 31, 10:25AM CDT
JNK: 39.22 (-0.01), HYG: 90.61 (-0.11), SJB: 27.24 (-0.03), XOVR: 26.46 (unch), QLTC: 49.76 (+0.19), ANGL: 27.38 (-0.03), UJB: 57.97 (unch), HYLS: 50.54 (+0.11), HYLD: 41.39 (-0.14)
Who Wins March Madness In ETFs?
Zacks Funds - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 29, 11:07AM CDT
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, which kicked in last week, will see the champion crowned on April 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. True to what it is popularly hailed as,...
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Flows Into European Equities Reach Feverish Pitch, Consolidation Likely Ahead
Chris Puplava - Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 28, 8:24AM CDT
So far the bullish themes for this year are foreign equities and U.S. bonds with the continued surge in the USD. These themes are borne out when looking at flows into exchange traded funds (ETFs) by asset class and geographic region. This can be seen...
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Fed Statistical Elephant Tracks?
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 27, 7:36AM CDT
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Rates And Bonds
AdvisorShares - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 26, 4:13PM CDT
By: Heather Rupp, CFA, Director of Research for Peritus Asset Management, the sub-advisory firm of the AdvisorShares Peritus High Yield ETF (NYSEARCA: HYLD ) So at long last we know whether the word "patient" stays or goes: it's gone and...
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Who Wins March Madness in ETFs? - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 26, 11:18AM CDT
We looked at four factors, namely economic conditions, monetary policies, fundamentals, and investment strategies to pick a winner among ETFs.
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Corporate bond sales hit record pace
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 26, 7:14AM CDT
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10-Year Treasury Yields Likely Headed Higher, Value in Preferred Stock
at The Street - Wed Mar 25, 4:11PM CDT
Heather Loomis, West director of fixed income at J.P. Morgan Private Bank, says investors should seek out preferred stock as bonds are likely headed lower.
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Junk bond outflows continue despite last week's rally
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 23, 2:34PM CDT
JNK: 39.22 (-0.01), HYG: 90.61 (-0.11), SJB: 27.24 (-0.03), XOVR: 26.46 (unch), QLTC: 49.76 (+0.19), ANGL: 27.38 (-0.03), UJB: 57.97 (unch), HYLS: 50.54 (+0.11), HYLD: 41.39 (-0.14)
Are You Searching For A Truly Passive Portfolio?
Negative Returns - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 22, 8:40PM CDT
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Understanding Fluctuations In The High Yield Bond Market And The Impact On The S&P
Anthony Fernandez - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 22, 4:08AM CDT
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High-yield defaults edge higher in February
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 11:25AM CDT
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Junk Becomes Even Junkier
Pater Tenebrarum - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 4:33AM CDT
A Vast Pool of Greater Fools One of the undeclared (or only occasionally admitted) goals of the enormous monetary pumping by central banks in recent years was to drive investors toward buying riskier assets. After all, if one gets virtually no...
JNK: 39.22 (-0.01), HYG: 90.61 (-0.11), SJB: 27.24 (-0.03), XOVR: 26.46 (unch), QLTC: 49.76 (+0.19), ANGL: 27.38 (-0.03), UJB: 57.97 (unch), HYLS: 50.54 (+0.11), HYLD: 41.39 (-0.14)
Lessons From Another Tough Week And The Big Day Ahead
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 14, 9:24AM CDT
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'Fast Money' Recap: Oil Will Remain 'Challenged' and Decline Further
at The Street - Sat Mar 14, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed the falling price of oil, the strong dollar and what the Federal Reserve will do next.
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Jim Cramer: The Gigantic Oil Crash That Hasn't Occurred
at The Street - Thu Mar 12, 9:54AM CDT
A catastrophe in the oil sector? Keep waiting.
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Take A Long-Term View - Cramer's Mad Money (3/11/15)
SA Editor Mohit Manghnani - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 6:38AM CDT
Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Wednesday, March 11. It's time to stop and listen. Cramer said that in times of chaos and uncertainty about the direction of the market, one should stop and listen. He...
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