Sentences with phrase «though junk bonds»

Remember, though junk bonds are fixed income, their risk characteristics make them more similar to equities.

Oh my, though junk bonds paced equities, distressed debt did far better.

Not exact matches

High - yield bonds, aka junk bonds, as measured by iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) are down, too, though by a little less.

Its market share is shrinking, the company lowered its earnings guidance last week, and investors are treating its bonds as though they had junk status.

Meanwhile, the spread between riskier «junk» corporate bonds and «risk - free» U.S. Treasurys has dropped since the election even though interest rates generally are rising.

Bloomberg, though, has an entirely different take, claiming, «The rout in junk bonds is intensifying and there's blood in the water.»

Writing a bandana around his head whether delivering a book talk on tour or dancing in a church and throughout Wallace's his five - day interview with Jesse Eisenberg's character David Lipsky, Segel and Eisenberg bond over their mutual love of junk food like colas, burgers, fries and licorice, though when Eisenberg's Lipsky appears to be «hitting on» Wallace's ex-girlfriend, Wallace becomes morose, hostile and stops talking to the journalist for a while.

Historically, some 5 % of junk bonds have defaulted each year, though defaults in recent years have been running at more like 2 % or 3 %.

Though I disagree with the author's use of junk bonds within portfolios, overall this book is an excellent overview of investment asset allocation strategies.

That said, research also shows that investment - grade bonds as a group, which includes not just Treasuries but government agency issues and high - quality corporates (though not high - yield, or junk, bonds), can also provide solid diversification during periods of stock market turbulence.

Even though it may be concerning that Bank of America Merrill Lynch index data shows yields on junk bonds have plunged to 5.6 percent, the lowest ever and 3.4 percentage points below the decade - long average, the outlook for defaults does look pretty good.