Sentences with phrase «grade bond alternatives»

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The DRS has had more downside risk than traditional investment - grade bonds, but with the lack of yield available in fixed income, an increasing number of investors are open to the idea of an allocation to «alternative fixed income.»

An independently held CD ladder or investment grade bond ladder could be considered as an alternative to publicly held bond funds in addressing the important portfolio component of investment grade fixed income.

The diversified portfolio is based on a 5 % allocation to cash, 25 % allocation to investment grade bonds, 5 % allocation to municipal bonds, 20 % allocation to S&P 500 Index, 10 % allocation to small caps, 5 % allocation to commodities, 15 % allocation to international equities, 5 % allocation to emerging markets, 5 % allocation to REITs, and a 5 % allocation to alternatives.

The S&P 500 High Yield Corporate Bond Index presents a unique credit alternative to bridge the gap between existing investment grade, which offers spread levels of around 150 bps, and high - yield corporate credit, which offers north of 600 bps in spread.

Meanwhile, adding exposure to international investments can help savings weather downturns in the U.S. markets, and high - yield bonds can provide an alternative to investment - grade corporate bonds.

Bethesda, MD, March 29, 2011 — ProShares, a premier provider of alternative exchange traded funds (ETFs), today announced the launch of the first ETF in the United States that provides inverse exposure to the investment grade corporate bond market.

«Investors have either changed their perception of the risk in those subordinate bonds (non-investment grade) and are willing to accept lower spreads, or investors are looking at fairly unattractive investment alternatives and have decided that CMBS is a good place to be,» says Hurley.