The fact they can earn a 20 % Return on Equity despite such a safe / low -
yield portfolio really tells you the strength of the underlying insurance business!
Not exact matches
Higher risk (higher
yield) bonds tend to be closely correlated with equities which means that such bonds do not
really dampen volatility or smooth out returns over time when combined with equities in a
portfolio.
«Shorter term bonds with higher
yields are less sensitive to interest rate changes and those
really would be the ones you might want to focus on in a
portfolio in order to kind of mitigate that effect of rising interest rates,» he says.
She said: «Is it supposed to give you a
really high
yield or is it supposed to give you a stabilising effect in your
portfolio to protect you from severe market downturns?
I allocated extra capital in my recent purchases: Prospect Capital Corp (PSEC), American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (ARCP), Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF (REM) and Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (OHI) where I went
really aggressive on
yield and took a calculated high risk, considering the long - term horizon of my
portfolio.