Sentences with phrase «as bond investors»

As bond investors go, I tend to focus on what can go wrong more than most, so when I looked at the cover of Barron's today, I said, «Oh, no.

It would be interesting to know whether GIC investors stray from their chosen path as much as bond investors do.

As bond investors we want high prices and high yields but it's just not possible.

And therefore, those are the sorts of concerns, clearly as bond investors we have to have in the back of our mind because while we're still very much supported by central banks continuing to buy government bonds, the Fed [US Federal Reserve] has announced that it is beginning now to not only end the taper, that ended some time ago, they are potentially selling bonds back into the market.

As bond investors find their preferred yield levels, some equity volatility may persist.

Whatever happens to rates from here it makes sense to reign in your expectations as a bond investor based on today's low starting yields.

-LSB-...] happens to rates from here it makes sense to reign in your expectations as a bond investor based on today's low starting yields.

As a bond investor, you are basically taking a view of where interest rates are going along the yield curve and the issuer's ability to pay the money promised.

That's right, as a bond investor you may actually cheer for higher interest rates because of the potentially positive impact on fund distribution payments.

As a bond investor, does that make you happy or sad?

As a bond investor, you're legally entitled to fixed amounts of interest and principalPrincipal The total amount of money that you invest, or the total amount of money you owe on a debt.

Not exact matches

Investors should have some of the portfolio hedged — a hedge on half could make sense, as that would essentially be a neutral call on currency, he says — but whether an entire basket of bonds is hedged is up to the manager.

Institutional investors (such as pension funds) routinely insist on holding only highly - rated securities, so a downgrade can force them to sell that issuer's bonds.

Markets around the globe have been keeping a close eye on the U.S. bond market as rising Treasury yields put investors on edge.

So there will be opportunities for corporate bond investors as we go forward.

They get preoccupied with all sorts of things — elections, central bank policies, the weather — but nothing has dominated investor thinking as much lately as bond rates and income stocks.

More specifically, investors have sought the potential for higher returns from riskier assets like private company stocks, as safer investments like T - bills and bonds pay out next to nothing.

In other words, because investors can not generate a sufficient return from low - yielding bonds, they turn to stocks as their only alternative.

«If they do target aggressively the 2 percent inflation target, and undertake a significant amount of QE, that may have an impact on underlying JGB (Japanese government bond) yields as investors become concerned over Japan's debt,» he said.

However, recently, the economic recovery seen in Portugal since the sovereign debt crisis has indeed begun affecting the way agencies such as Moody's and Standard & Poor's see the economy, indicating that in the near future more investors could be considering buying Portuguese bonds.

Investors in the U.K. bond market could see losses on their bond portfolios as the Bank of England continues to be behind the inflation curve, an investment officer told CNBC on Monday.

The interest rate on 10 - year bonds was 1.79 % at the end of 2014 — about half as much as the federal government had to offer to get investors to buy its debt a decade ago.

Although there may not be a bond bubble, with investors starved for yield, Gundlach predicts a potential bubble could form in credit risk as investors increase their leverage on riskier debt securities like junk bonds and emerging market debt.

Prices of the riskiest portions of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) have fallen 50 % as of the end mid-December since mid-year, and are now trading at $ 0.25 for every dollar that investors have put in the structured bonds.

The Fed's low interest rate policy has driven more and more money into bond funds as investors search for higher yields.

Since those investors are just looking for the highest returns, and not say buying bonds their financial advisor told them they needed bonds as part of their retirement planning, they are more likely to jump when rates rise.

Bond yields move inversely to prices; as a bond's yield declines, its price rises, offering investors the opportunity for capital returns in addition to the coupon paymeBond yields move inversely to prices; as a bond's yield declines, its price rises, offering investors the opportunity for capital returns in addition to the coupon paymebond's yield declines, its price rises, offering investors the opportunity for capital returns in addition to the coupon payments.

One way to truly grow your income is to buy more annuities, in which the investor has to pay you annual sums, as well as bonds that will also pay out over time.

Target date funds, also known as lifecycle funds, blend mutual funds that invest in stocks, bonds, and cash, shifting the mix based on investors» expected retirement dates.

GIC invests in growth and defensive assets such as emerging and developed market equities, real estate, private equity and inflation - linked bonds and is known to be a patient investor.

At some point, investors who are conflating high - yielding consumer staples stocks with bonds or who are taking interest rate risk in long - dated Treasurys will see drawdowns as well.

«Following the U.K. election, the relative risk investors saw in European bonds came back and as the situation in Greece develops, risks will hopefully unwind and as we move into a certain environment, we can expect bond markets to continue to normalize,» Thomas Buckingham, portfolio manager of the European Equity Group at JP Morgan Asset Management, told CNBC on Monday.

U.S. government bond yields rose on Tuesday, as investors digested more economic data and an auction.

Meanwhile government bond yields, a reliable barometer of market fear, are falling to record low levels as investors engage in a panicked hunt for risk - free assets.

Also, Ablin added a large portion of the recent rally involved a rotation from bonds into stocks as low interest rates forced investors to seek yield in the stock market.

As investors shy away from bond markets and search for bigger returns, members say they've opted for farmland.

RATES STILL LOW: Even as concerns about rising bond yields and interest rates spook some investors, bulls are quick to mention that rates are rising off extremely low levels.

Investors holding Detroit's bonds have already taken a hit as the steady erosion of the city's finances has slashed the city's credit rating to junk status.

By contrast, many investors are moving into diversified investment - grade fixed products, such as the IShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG), which has had net inflows of $ 435 million this quarter and $ 2.2 billion of net inflows year - to - date.

In an era when the pension liabilities of local governments remain a concern, investors may want to consider the debt offered by established public enterprises — airports and utilities, for example — as an attractive alternative to lease revenue and pension obligation bonds.

Hopefully fixed - income investors enjoyed the placidity while it lasted, because that all changed this past week, as corporate bonds became mired in a selloff of their own.

The online lender, founded by Renaud Laplanche in 2006, has decided to package its loans and sell them to investors as bonds, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Its market share is shrinking, the company lowered its earnings guidance last week, and investors are treating its bonds as though they had junk status.

Catastrophe bonds, known in the insurance industry as «cat» bonds, are structured securities that allow reinsurers to transfer their own risks to capital - market investors.

Bonds have historically had little correlation to equities except in market crisis situations, so creating a portfolio of both equities and bonds makes a whole lot of sense as a long - term inveBonds have historically had little correlation to equities except in market crisis situations, so creating a portfolio of both equities and bonds makes a whole lot of sense as a long - term invebonds makes a whole lot of sense as a long - term investor.

On Monday, investors rushed into Treasuries as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average nosedived more than 4 percent - reversing a move on Friday when a spike in bond yields, which move inversely to prices, triggered an equity rout.

Certainly, it offers an attractive level for longer - term investors such as pension and insurance funds to lock in a relatively decent yield, and will tempt some portfolio managers to buy bonds rather than equities.

As well, there is some concern around how an interest rate rise will affect these stocks, most of which pay dividends and thus compete with bonds for investors» money.

Currently, investors are touting the possibility of the central bank being forced to follow up its cheap loans to banks — known as TLTRO — and asset - backed securities and conduct Federal Reserve - style government bond purchases to boost inflation.

With the bond and stock markets taking some losses on mixed signals from monetary policy makers, what are you most wary of as an investor this week?