Sentences with phrase «corporate bond term»

an indicator of how long a security position or lot was held; possible values are Long: held for more than 1 year; Non-Reportable: lot or position was closed as the result of a transaction other than a sale; no reportable gain / loss was reported, the holding period and resulting term are not reported; Short: held for 1 year or less; and Unknown: Fidelity does not know how long the position or lot was held; this state typically exists because the shares were transferred to Fidelity from another institution and the holding period prior to the transfer was not communicated; for fixed - income securities, this is the period of time from the security's issue date until the maturity date; for example, for a 10 - year corporate bond the term is 10 years

The euro may be languishing now, but it could well rebound substantially over the course of a typical five - or seven - year corporate bond term, especially against emerging markets currencies that are on slippery footing themselves.

Not exact matches

In the short - term, however, this increased leverage may actually be bullish for junk bonds, corporate bonds, emerging market debt and mortgage - backed securities as it brings higher prices and lower yields, he said.

Other funds pulling in money lately include the Vanguard Intermediate - Term Corporate Bond and SPDR Barclays Short Term Corporate Bond, both of which took in more than $ 300 million over the past week.

Investment - grade corporates pay about two percentage points more than short - term government bonds, and they're less risky than they used to be.

Still, corporate bond spreads have come up to around their historical average, providing impetus for institutional investors trying to claw out yield any way they can, even if it means an extraordinarily long - term commitment.

Obvious possibilities include bank certificates of deposit, zero - coupon bonds (especially good for college - tuition savings), short - to medium - term government bonds, and top - rated corporate bonds.

The better bet was long - term corporate bonds.

Obviously there are other long - term investors in corporate bonds, like insurance companies, commercial banks, etc., who could cushion the blow.

You can invest in bond funds by stated maturities (short - term, intermediate - term, long - term), credit quality (treasuries, junk bonds, investment grade corporate bonds) or pretty much any other way you can separate bond investments.

SHYL tracks a broad and straightforward short - term bond index that includes all high - yield corporate debt meeting the liquidity requirements.

All markets will continue to focus on the volatility in the equity and bond markets, geopolitical events, developments with the Trump Administration, corporate earnings, oil prices, and will turn to this afternoon's FOMC Meeting Statement followed by reports tomorrow on UK PMI, Eurozone PPI, CPI, US Challenger Job Cuts, Productivity, Unit Labor Costs, Jobless Claims, Trade Balance, Markit Services PMI, ISM Services, Durable Goods and Factory Orders for near term direction.

Long - term debt may include long - term bank borrowings, corporate bonds, convertible bonds, etc..

All markets will continue to focus on the volatility in the equity and bond markets, geopolitical events, developments with the Trump Administration, corporate earnings, oil prices, and will turn to reports tomorrow on Japanese PMI, UK PMI, US Vehicle Sales, Markit Manufacturing PMI, Construction Spending and ISM Manufacturing for near term guidance.

Cumulative inflows into the iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR), Floating Rate Bond ETF, SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF, PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio, and the Vanguard Short - Term Corporate Bond ETF topped $ 400 million in total for the first session of the week, the highest since the inception date of the most recent member of this product group.

iShares S&P ® / TSX ® 60 Index Fund («XIU»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Composite Index Fund («XIC»), iShares S&P / TSX Completion Index Fund («XMD»), iShares S&P / TSX SmallCap Index Fund («XCS»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Energy Index Fund («XEG»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Financials Index Fund («XFN»), iShares S&P / TSX Global Gold Index Fund («XGD»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Information Technology Index Fund («XIT»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped REIT Index Fund («XRE»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Materials Index Fund («XMA»), iShares Diversified Monthly Income Fund («XTR»), iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XSP»), iShares Jantzi Social Index Fund («XEN»), iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund («XDV»), iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Growth Index Fund («XCG»), iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Value Index Fund («XCV»), iShares DEX Universe Bond Index Fund («XBB»), iShares DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund («XSB»), iShares DEX Real Return Bond Index Fund («XRB»), iShares DEX Long Term Bond Index Fund («XLB»), iShares DEX All Government Bond Index Fund («XGB»), and iShares DEX All Corporate Bond Index Fund («XCB»), iShares MSCI EAFE ® Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XIN»), iShares Russell 2000 ® Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XSU»), iShares Conservative Core Portfolio Builder Fund («XCR»), iShares Growth Core Portfolio Builder Fund («XGR»), iShares Global Completion Portfolio Builder Fund («XGC»), iShares Alternatives Completion Portfolio Builder Fund («XAL»), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund («XEM») and iShares MSCI World Index Fund («XWD»), iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund («XBZ»), iShares China Index Fund («XCH»), iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Index Fund («XID»), iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund («XLA»), iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XHY»), iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XIG»), iShares DEX HYBrid Bond Index Fund («XHB»), iShares S&P / TSX North American Preferred Stock Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XPF»), iShares S&P / TSX Equity Income Index Fund («XEI»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index Fund («XST»), iShares Capped Utilities Index Fund («XUT»), iShares S&P / TSX Global Base Metals Index Fund («XBM»), iShares S&P Global Healthcare Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XHC»), iShares NASDAQ 100 Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XQQ») and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XEB»)(collectively, the «Funds») may or may not be suitable for all investors.

All markets will continue to focus on the volatility in the equity and bond markets, geopolitical events, developments with the Trump Administration, corporate earnings, oil prices, and will turn to reports tomorrow on Japan's Leading Index and Machine Tool Orders, German IFO, US Case - Shiller Home Price Index, New Home Sales, Richmond Fed and Consumer Confidence for near term guidance.

* Bonds are a portfolio consisting of the following: (data provided by DFA's Returns 2.0) One - Month US Treasury Bills (7.5 %) Five - Year US Treasury Notes (12.5 %) Long - Term Corporate Bonds (30 %) Long - Term Government Bonds (50 %)

Here are the stats for long - term treasuries, long - term corporate bonds, 10 year treasuries and cash:

A portfolio of five - year notes (20 %), long - term government bonds (35 %), long - term corporate bonds (30 %) and one - month t - bills (15 %) returned 2.7 % a year for this 32 year period.

Cutbacks in long - term investment also are the product of corporate raids financed by high - interest junk bonds.

Other bond funds focus on a narrower mix of bonds, such as a short - term Treasury fund or a corporate high yield fund.

Other bond funds focus on a narrower slice of the bond market, such as a short - term Treasury fund or a corporate high - yield fund.

Convertible Debt - the term convertible debt basically, means securities that can be converted to other specified amounts of another security at the option of the holder and issuer, either single or both... Debentures or corporate bonds are traded for commodities stock within a specific period.

A CORE HOLDING FOR ANY PORTFOLIO This Fund seeks high current income and some long - term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Canadian federal and provincial government and corporate bonds, debentures and short - term notes.

Fixed income fund sample includes the Morningstar historical categories: Corporate Bond, Inflation - Protected Bond, Intermediate Government, Intermediate - Term Bond, Muni California Intermediate, Muni National Intermediate, Muni National Short, Muni New York Intermediate, Muni Single State Short, Short Government, Short - Term Bond, Ultrashort Bond, and World Bond.

When investing in corporate bonds, investors should remember that multiple risk factors can impact short - and long - term returns.

In the old days of bond investing, you would pick a bond fund with a narrowly defined mandate, like «medium - term corporates,» and the bond manager would spend his life trying to outperform the stated benchmark.

One example: a corporate bond relative value strategy that examines the capital structure of a particular issuer and discovers that short - term credit spreads are too high relative to long - term credit spreads.

B - GenST - General Bond: Short - Term: Invest in a mix of government and agency bonds, corporate bonds, and mortgage - backed bonds.

B - GenIT - General Bond: Intermediate - Term: Invest in a mix of government and agency bonds, corporate bonds, and mortgage - backed bonds.

B - GenLT - General Bond: Long - Term: Invest in a mix of government and agency bonds, corporate bonds, and mortgage - backed bonds.

Legg Mason plans to close a deal this month to restructure $ 650 million in debt, a move designed to lock in favorable interest rates for the long term while taking advantage of the market's sustained appetite for corporate bonds.

Despite the Fed's 25 basis point rate hike, intermediate term investment grade bonds (Corporates and Munis) still squeaked out positive returns in Q1.

I agree with your points against muni's and corporate bonds for ladders though — in terms of expense and risk, which is why I avoid them.

Long - term corporate bonds, those issued by some of the most stable companies, have provided a 7.4 % return annually over the last decade.

@Andrew Would holding short term bond funds such as IGLS UK Gilts 0 - 5 or IS15 Corporate 0 - 5 be an alternative?

In terms of equities, the S&P 500 had its best month in four years in October, while booming corporate bond sales continued to meet high demand, appearing to reflect confidence in the strength of the US corporate sector as well as the persistence of low market interest rates.

Would holding short term bond funds such as IGLS UK Gilts 0 - 5 or IS15 Corporate 0 - 5 be an alternative?

According to the Fed's Board of Governors website: «Movements in short - term interest rates [which are partly driven by the aforementioned funds rate] also influence long - term interest rates — such as corporate bonds and residential mortgages...»

Short - term high grade corporates have become relatively more attractive lately due to a number of technical factors, chief among them a one - time shift out of short - maturity corporate bonds as companies bring home cash held outside of the United States as a result of the recent tax act.

Retreating slowly from risk is one way to manage today's ecstatic environment, perhaps by lightening up on historically expensive assets and shifting over time into high - quality corporate bonds or shorter - term fixed income vehicles.

In a well - diversified investment portfolio, highly - rated corporate bonds of short - term, mid-term and long - term maturity (when the principal loan amount is scheduled for repayment) can help investors accumulate money for retirement, save for a college education for children, or to establish a cash reserve for emergencies, vacations or for other expenses.

This could possibly lead to a revived domestic corporate bond market, with institutions such as superannuation funds holding a lot of the private long term bonds.

Yet we believe another milestone is of far greater significance to investors: Yields on short - term U.S. investment grade (IG) corporate bonds also hit 3 % — an eight - year high.

As seen in prior cycles, changes in short - term interest rates alone had yielded little effect on financial conditions, as buoyant risk sentiment strengthened equities, corporate bonds, as well as various forms of «esoteric» investments.

We prefer shorter - term corporate and municipal bonds, whose yields have temporarily spiked ahead of U.S. money market reforms in October.

Short - term U.S. investment grade corporate bond yields have mostly languished below 2 % since 2010 while two - year U.S. government bond yields have hobbled below 1 %, as the chart shows.

Perhaps most importantly, the European Central Bank's (ECB) corporate bond - buying program and second long - term refinancing operation have only recently begun, and they could unlock the lending channels to meet growing credit demand.

if you are self - employed and have «lumpy» income, I'm a pretty big fan of putting a big chunk of your emergency fund into a short - term corporate bond index.