Sentences with phrase «foreign bond positions»

One of my rules of thumb is that if none of the other risks are offering adequate reward, then it is time to increase foreign bond positions.

² — The simple 4 fund portfolio is a blend of local currency and USD because the foreign bond position is a currency hedge position.

Not exact matches

«Yet if you look at foreign ownership of domestic bonds, it's next to nothing and the market is just starting to open up,» she said, noting GIC had the «fortunate position» to be able to invest there a few years ago.

Foreign debt and corporate bonds are a useful diversifier, according to Lars Kroijer, but I wonder if he has backed off from this position in the latest edition of his book — does anyone know if that is so?

Some of those risks include general economic risk, geopolitical risk, commodity - price volatility, counterparty and settlement risk, currency risk, derivatives risk, emerging markets risk, foreign securities risk, high - yield bond exposure, noninvestment - grade bond exposure commonly known as «junk bonds,» index investing risk, industry concentration risk, leveraging risk, market risk, prepayment risk, liquidity risk, real estate investment risk, sector risk, short sales risk, temporary defensive positions, and large cash positions.

The dominant position of Canadian investment banks in the Canadian debt markets will be eroded by increased investment by Canadians in the bonds of foreign issuers and increased issuance by foreign entities in the Canadian dollar debt markets.

The index is comprised of (a) long positions in USD - denominated investment grade corporate bonds issued by both U.S. and foreign domiciled companies; and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds («Treasury Securities») of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the investment grade bonds.