Sentences with phrase «term corporate bond rates»

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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...»

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.

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.

The Bloomberg Barclays Long - Term Government / Corporate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that includes fixed - rate debt issues rated investment grade or higher by Moody's Investors Services, Standard & Poor's Corporation, or Fitch Investor's Service, in order.

IGIH provides exposure investment - grade, US - dollar - denominated corporate bonds while minimizing interest - rate risk by shorting U.S. Treasurys that match in terms of duration.

As for bonds, you want to own both government and high - quality corporate issues in a range of maturities (although, to protect yourself against the possibility of rising rates, you'll want to keep the average maturity of your overall holdings in the short - to intermediate - term range).

In pursuing income, the fund's managers have the flexibility to invest across the fixed income spectrum, including Treasuries, mortgage - backed securities, corporate bonds and floating - rate term loans.

MYGA interest rates will vary over time as market conditions change, being driven most notably by longer - term Treasury and investment grade corporate bond yields.

Rate resets will be similar to short - term corporate bonds in the way they respond to interest rate chanRate resets will be similar to short - term corporate bonds in the way they respond to interest rate chanrate changes.

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.

The $ 102,000 investment in a four - year college yields a rate of return of 15.2 percent per year — more than double the average return over the last 60 years experienced in the stock market (6.8 percent), and more than five times the return to investments in corporate bonds (2.9 percent), gold (2.3 percent), long - term government bonds (2.2 percent), or housing (0.4 percent).

Yields on US Treasuries, certificates of deposit, and short - term corporate bonds is without question well below the rate of inflation.

the dollar amount of all interest earned on government and corporate debt obligations and short - term certificates of deposit, as well as interest earned from cash in a brokerage account; for bond ladders it represents the estimated annual income that will be received from the securities that make up the rung; the income is calculated by multiplying the coupon rate by the quantity of bonds (face value)

Fixed income investments (also known as bonds) seem straightforward on the surface: The investor earns a fixed rate of return from the bond issuer (a public or corporate entity) for a specified term.

It is fine to expect 4.5 % or so from long - term corporate bonds, but you will have capital losses if interest rates increase.

This model is not adjusted to account for the differences in the interest rate sensitivities of long - term treasuries and corporate bonds (refer to the Hallerbach and Houweling, and Asvanunt and Richardson papers listed below).

Term and credit risk based 2 - factor model where the term risk premium is calculated as the difference between long - term treasuries and treasury bills and the credit risk premium is calculated from the long - term corporates and long - term treasuries while accounting for the differences in the interest rate sensitivities of long - term treasuries and corporate bonds (refer to the Hallerbach and Houweling, and Asvanunt and Richardson papers listed belTerm and credit risk based 2 - factor model where the term risk premium is calculated as the difference between long - term treasuries and treasury bills and the credit risk premium is calculated from the long - term corporates and long - term treasuries while accounting for the differences in the interest rate sensitivities of long - term treasuries and corporate bonds (refer to the Hallerbach and Houweling, and Asvanunt and Richardson papers listed belterm risk premium is calculated as the difference between long - term treasuries and treasury bills and the credit risk premium is calculated from the long - term corporates and long - term treasuries while accounting for the differences in the interest rate sensitivities of long - term treasuries and corporate bonds (refer to the Hallerbach and Houweling, and Asvanunt and Richardson papers listed belterm treasuries and treasury bills and the credit risk premium is calculated from the long - term corporates and long - term treasuries while accounting for the differences in the interest rate sensitivities of long - term treasuries and corporate bonds (refer to the Hallerbach and Houweling, and Asvanunt and Richardson papers listed belterm corporates and long - term treasuries while accounting for the differences in the interest rate sensitivities of long - term treasuries and corporate bonds (refer to the Hallerbach and Houweling, and Asvanunt and Richardson papers listed belterm treasuries while accounting for the differences in the interest rate sensitivities of long - term treasuries and corporate bonds (refer to the Hallerbach and Houweling, and Asvanunt and Richardson papers listed belterm treasuries and corporate bonds (refer to the Hallerbach and Houweling, and Asvanunt and Richardson papers listed below).

V * = Intrinsic value EPS = Trailing twelve months earnings / share 8.5 = P / E base for a no - growth company g = Expected long term earnings growth rate 4.4 = Average yield of high - grade corporate bonds in 1962, when the formula was introduced Y = Current average yield on 20 year AAA corporate bonds

Key credit spreads were widening, such as those between intermediate - term treasury bonds and riskier corporate bonds in funds like iShares Baa - Ba Rated Corporate Bond ETF (BATS: QLTB) or SPDR High Yield Bocorporate bonds in funds like iShares Baa - Ba Rated Corporate Bond ETF (BATS: QLTB) or SPDR High Yield BoCorporate Bond ETF (BATS: QLTB) or SPDR High Yield Bond (JNK).

ProShares Investment Grade — Interest Rate Hedged (IGHG) tracks the Citi Corporate Investment Grade (Treasury Rate - Hedged) Index, which offers a diversified portfolio of investment grade long - term bonds with a built - in interest rate heRate Hedged (IGHG) tracks the Citi Corporate Investment Grade (Treasury Rate - Hedged) Index, which offers a diversified portfolio of investment grade long - term bonds with a built - in interest rate heRate - Hedged) Index, which offers a diversified portfolio of investment grade long - term bonds with a built - in interest rate herate hedge.

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Shorter duration, high - yield bonds, such as those captured in the S&P 0 - 3 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index, are up 0.09 % MTD and 1.85 % YTD (as of March 13, 2015), as investors move down the curve in order to reduce rate volatility and term risk exposure.

With corporate bonds, you normally get a regular income and a higher interest rate than may be available on a term deposit or other cash - based product.

While investors can buy a fund with just short - term corporate bonds, but Swan suggests using floating rate corporate bonds as another option.

For example, short - term bonds or CDs are lower - risk options compared to a high yield corporate bond, but a high yield bond will generally have higher interest rates.

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...»