PeerStreet's goal is to level the playing field and allow people to access real estate
debt as an asset class.
Tobacco
debt as an asset class has been a rockstar so far into 2014, the S&P Municipal Bond Tobacco Index has returned 10.31 % YTD.
Not exact matches
Investor demand for emerging market (EM)
debt has been strong lately,
as the near - term risk of trade wars has faded and income seekers have flocked to the
asset class» higher yields.
Central bank intervention in global bond markets has «crowded out» many traditional fixed income investors, driving them to seek yield and income from non-traditional and riskier
asset classes such
as high yield, emerging markets
debt, leveraged loans and private credit.
In 2015, munis,
as represented by the Barclays Municipal Bond Index, were actually the top fixed - income
asset class, beating both Treasuries and corporate
debt.
The bottom line: Even after the recent outperformance, EM hard currency
debt is a fixed income
asset class worth tilting toward
as we head into 2016.
Now that over $ 5 trillion of sovereign
debt (with credit risk rising, not falling) trades with a negative yield, we can fairly overlook bonds
as an investible
asset class.
Even in the immediate aftermath of the crisis, correlations remained unusually high
as investors fixated on macro events — the European
debt crisis, the U.S. fiscal cliff, Greece — that transcended
asset classes and geographies.
A darling
asset class of this bull market has been U.S. high yield
debt,
as many searching for income in a low - rate world have turned to these higher - yielding bonds.
The key feature of
debt is that it can provide regular earnings with lower volatility
as compared to other
asset classes.
AM: Managing
debt funds is
as complex
as any other
asset class.
As the treasury curve is the basis of valuation for most debt, outside of Libor for loans and swaps, the currently advantageous environment applies to other asset classes of the capital markets as wel
As the treasury curve is the basis of valuation for most
debt, outside of Libor for loans and swaps, the currently advantageous environment applies to other
asset classes of the capital markets
as wel
as well.
Then,
as debts become unsustainable, there are crashes where the previously favored
asset class returns to reasonable pricing or less.
Being old fashioned, I gravitate to basics such
as: — pay down all
debt as quickly
as is reasonably possible — broadly diversify across at least 5
asset classes — keep expenses low — its OK to have an advisor for their expertise in security selection but never give an advisor control over how your money is invested i.e. style, strategy,
asset allocation — if you want to take a flyer on a hunch (and we all do at some point) take the funds out of your core investment account and create a «satelite» account
Also, suggest you to invest in other
asset classes as well (gold / property /
Debt funds /
Debt products like PPF etc) based on your financial goals.
To be sure,
asset classes such
as bank loans, high - yield bonds, and emerging market
debt require the investor to bear credit risk, but the yield spread over the comparable - maturity government bond provides compensation for this risk.
Formerly legal counsel at InterContinental Hotels Group, Ellen's practice focuses on the hospitality industry
as well
as institutional
debt and equity investment across all commercial real estate
asset classes.
Investments that have always worked well for him include real estate, leveraging
debt, gold, silver, oil and he is now a big proponent of using crypto currency to your advantage
as a new
asset class for financial success.
In assessing the impairment, the analysis of the broader situation may include information from news reports, on - site personnel and trends in market indices such
as Case - Schiller for house - price impacts or publically - traded
debt or security instruments with similar risk exposure to the impacted area or
asset class.
Traditional
debt providers such
as large banking institutions are limited in the capacity to refinance commercial
debt due to regulations requiring lower LTV ratios and a continued aversion to the
asset class from the Great Recession.
COMMEN TS: Bluestone Capital is a commercial real estate investment firm specializing in bridge and structured financing,
as well
as mezzanine
debt on most
asset classes.