Although decades
of history have conclusively proved it is more profitable to be an owner
of corporate America (viz., stocks), rather than a lender to it (viz., bonds), there are times when equities are unattractive compared to other
asset classes (think late - 1999 when stock prices had risen so high the earnings yields were almost non-existent) or they do not fit with the
particular goals or needs
of the portfolio owner.
«The biggest theft in the
history of the world» forced Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) to increase the scrutiny
of cryptocurrency exchanges, with
particular attention to computer system safety measures and the management
of customers
assets.