Still, junk -
bond investors currently have a modest margin for error, should the default rate pick up.
They may be able to build a portfolio around certain investment - grade municipal
bonds an investor currently owns, provided they meet the selection criteria and overall portfolio investment guidelines.
Not exact matches
There are
currently no emerging - market fixed income products denominated in Canadian dollars;
investors have to buy either American dollar securities (also called hard dollar
bonds) or the local currency option.
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.
Though
currently bank equity
investors are cheering the steepening of yield curves, meanwhile, the 2003 Japan episode should fix regulators» attention on the growing home - bias in government
bonds.
There are
currently 10 major sectors that most
investors use when breaking down the corporations and other issuers of securities such as stocks and
bonds.
Fidelity's Julian Potenza seconded Darda's emphasis of muni
bonds, saying «
investors should consider keeping the portion of their fixed - income portfolio that is
currently earmarked for liquidity relatively short, in terms of duration.»
Bond returns
currently may not be up to the challenge of meeting the anticipated retirement needs of U.S.
investors, research finds.
Currently investors face a combination of poor expected equity and
bond returns.
Lurking beneath the
currently benign credit metrics, however, lies significant potential losses for both banks and
bond investors as an when we revert to the mean.
Interviews earlier this year with nearly 60 global
bond investors found that more than expected - 29 % - either
currently make prices in the corporate
bond market or plan ton do so in the next 12 months.
Saudi Arabia's own 10 - year U.S. dollar sovereign
bond currently yields more than 4 percent, suggesting that
investors wanting exposure to the kingdom could achieve a relatively high payout without owning Aramco equity.
While
bond index fund
investors have profited from the prolonged cycle of declining interest rates over the past three decades, we are
currently at the early stages of a rising - rate cycle.
For
investors who
currently have a target allocation of 60 % stocks and 40 %
bonds, he's suggesting a shift to 70 % stocks.
In our opinion, the so - called «spread sectors,» from high - yield
bonds to non-agency mortgages and emerging - market debt (EMD),
currently offer attractive levels of credit, prepayment, and liquidity risks, particularly for
investors who know how to analyze these risks.
Inflation in Canada is
currently hovering around 1.5 % per year, so 10 - year
bond investors are being rewarded with a 1.5 % real yield (3 % coupon — 1.5 % inflation).
Investors fully understand that the average 30 - year past return of long
bonds,
currently north of 7 %, tells us nothing about the future return of long
bonds.
We're
currently watching the «great rotation» from stocks to
bonds as
investors move funds from one asset class to another.
We are
currently seeing negative central bank deposit rates and government and corporate
bonds with negative yields, but there are
investors buying into these securities.
With Canadian 10 - year
bonds currently offering a paltry 4 % yield, this extra return is a welcome bonus for income - hungry
investors.
Stock and
bond prices reflect both
currently available information and also
investors» collective expectations about future developments.
Currently, the
bonds eligible for inclusion in the index include all investment grade
bonds that are issued by U.S. and internationally domiciled companies that are: fixed rate; have a minimum rating of Baa3 / BBB - by both Moody's
Investors Service, Inc. («Moody's») and Standard and Poor's Financial Services, LLC («S&P»); have a minimum face amount outstanding of $ 1 billion; and have at least five and a half (5.5) years until maturity.
Green Street's advisory group
currently spends about half its time working with retailers, retail real estate owners and
investors in commercial mortgage - backed securities
bonds that are typically collateralized by malls.
Inland Green Capital is
currently an
investor in PACE
bonds through various subsidiaries.