Sentences with phrase «better yielding bonds»

Of course we still have some better yielding bonds in our portfolio, but they will expire in 2018 and 2019.

Not exact matches

So, when an economist or bond fund manager makes an accurate forecast about Treasury yields, his or her clients are probably doing very well.

So, it is a very different market than it was 10 years ago, and you're going to see a lot of corporate bond issuance as these infrastructure projects go out there, and you can capture some pretty good yields and you know what you're buying because it's a corporate bond.

If bond yields rise significantly then some analysts have highlighted that they could offer a better investment opportunity than equities.

Traders keep pushing bond yields and the loonie higher, but Stephen Poloz and the governors still aren't convinced that good times are back

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.

«Deflation fears have abated, which is good, but it has pushed up bond yields.

Exchange - traded funds that track high - yield bond indexes have been the beneficiaries of a cash surge in recent weeks as market participants figure the central bank probably won't raise rates in 2015, and it could be well into 2016 before anything happens.

Rising bond yields are seen as good for the economy, but bad for stocks.

In this regard, our surveillance has been closely monitoring for any signs of liquidity strains associated with the recent increases in spreads for high - yield corporate bonds, as well as for idiosyncratic events affecting particular funds in this segment, such as the events surrounding the abrupt closing of Third Avenue Management's Focused Credit Fund last December.

As I've explained many times before, gold has historically had an inverse relationship with bond yields, performing best when they're moving south.

With equity valuations at historic highs and government bonds barely eking out a return, junk bonds offer solid yields at a good price, he reasons.

One of the best coincident and real - time indicators of bursting bubbles and recessions is the yield spread between US high - yield corporate bonds and the 10 - year US Treasury.

While it's better to invest than keep money under a mattress, buying risk free securities, such as guaranteed income certificates or low - yielding government bonds, could actually be riskier than purchasing higher returning products, says Ted Rechtshaffen, president and CEO of Toronto's TriDelta Financial Partners.

«When the Fed was raising rates and bond yields were moving up, traditionally defensives don't do well, and more cyclical stocks tend to do better and financials do better,» he said.

But its strong bond base positions it well if bond yields rebound.

As a result, bonds, which rise in price when yields drop, had a very good year in 2014.

Elsewhere, most better - rated euro zone bond yields rose 2 - 3 bps on the day.

These mutual funds have promised higher yields and better returns than bond - only funds, and for the most part they have delivered.

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters)- Worries over rising bond yields and falling metals prices trumped well - received earnings updates from Kering and Credit Suisse on Wednesday, sending European shares to a one - week low.

Its underlying index selects and weights its bonds by market value, and this method yields a portfolio that aligns well with our benchmark in terms of credit tranches and maturity buckets, with the only notable difference being a slightly lower YTM.

One of the best economic indicators, the yield curve or the spread between short and long - term bonds remains in positive territory, with the long - term much higher than the short.

There is no doubt that, based on pure, cold, logical data, stocks are the single best long - term performing asset class for disciplined investors who are not swayed by emotion, focus on earnings and dividends, and never pay too much for a stock, often as measured on a conservative beginning earnings yield relative to the Treasury bond yield basis.

Also, here's a good one on the potential for lower bond returns using a historical period for the lower yield environment you talked about:

So while there could be one or even five year periods where longer maturity bonds perform fairly well from these yield levels, over the long - term they're likely to be a poor investment in terms of earning a decent return over the rate of inflation.

The potential counter weights that could cap the 10 - year yield would be a negative stock market reaction that drives investors to bonds; lower interest rates outside the U.S. that make the U.S. debt relatively more attractive, and good demand for longer - dated securities from insurers and others.

Based on BlackRock's long - term assumptions, some of the better return - to - risk ratios are in high yield bonds, EM dollar - denominated debt and bank loans.

Long - term bond yields continue to extend their hostile upward trend, while other market internals continue to diverge as well.

Bond yields gave back their gains by midyear as well.

With market volatility hitting multi-decade lows, junk bond yields also at record lows, the median price / revenue ratio of S&P 500 constituents at a record high well - beyond 2000 levels, and the most strenuously overvalued, overbought, overbullish syndromes we define, I'm increasingly concerned about the potential for an abrupt «air pocket» in the prices of risky assets that could attend even a modest upward shift in risk premiums.

Cash more liquid but bonds you'll get a better yield and more of a flight to safety during the down times (usually).

Fears that the current crop of earnings may be as good as it gets and that higher bond yields will sap demand for equities, all...

Fears that the current crop of earnings may be as good as it gets and that higher bond yields will sap demand...

Bond yields are down slightly, credit spreads have remained well behaved while widening subtly, and there has been limited flight to traditional perceived safe havens like the U.S. dollar or gold.

Although bonds could potentially lose purchasing power over the long run from current yields they can still serve a purpose in a well - diversified portfolio.

«We are hoping «mom and pop» can do a little bit better than the bond market at a time of historically low yields.»

(Eco-groups will supplement with what tools of persuasion they have as well; just don't rely on them for wisdom on bond yields.)

When the stock market dividend yield yields more than a 10 - year US treasury bond yield, it's generally a good sign to invest in equities.

While bond credit ratings and relative yield can compensate an investor for the relative risk of companies to make good on their debts, the recent past has shown this is not always the case.

At Bear, Stearns & Co., Mr. Abbott served as a Vice President in Financial Analytics & Structured Transactions (F.A.S.T) where he structured and reverse engineered complex CDO transactions, secured by a wide range of debt products, including high yield bonds, senior secured leverage loans, trust preferred bank loans, RMBS as well as other esoteric receivables.

Even riskier high yield bonds have held up relatively well.

However, given that many bond yields are well below 4 % — and retirees tend to invest heavily in bonds — the appropriateness of this rule has been called into question.

The economics of the Voya deal seem even better now than on Dec. 21 when the transaction was announced given the rise in bond yields, Belardi told Wall Street analysts.

Higher yielding fixed income offers those higher yields because the issuers of the bonds have a better chance of defaulting on their debt.

Some of the best indicators for mortgage rate movement include the yield on 10 - year Treasury bonds from the government and the LIBOR — a rate that determines how much banks must pay to borrow money from each other.

This economic impact works in opposition to the interest rate risk they face: rising rates, which are bad for bonds generally, usually accompany a strong economy, which is good for high - yield bonds; falling rates, which are good for bonds overall, usually accompany a weak economy, which is bad for high - yield bonds.

If stocks provide a better return with better liquidity and bonds provide a similar yield with better liquidity (and collateral), why take on the illiquidity at all?»

We expect long - term bond yields to rise gradually over the next five years but to stay well below historical averages.

European high - yield bonds were the best - performing fixed - income asset class in 2013, according to Barclays.

After providing double - digit returns for many years, REITs are now well off the previous highs and trade at an estimated 15 % discount to net asset value (Source: TD Securities) and yielding an average of 7 %, a spread of 2.75 % over 10 - year bonds.