By Bob Stokes
3/5/2012 5:00:00 PM
As pundits chatter about an economic recovery, municipalities are facing bankruptcy - including the largest-ever U.S. city. What's really going on?...
Filed Under: credit rating, debt downgrade, economic depression, foreclosures, home sales, junk bonds, municipal bonds
Category: U.S. Economy
By Nico Isaac
11/1/2011 2:30:00 PM
U.S. treasuries have long since been the butt of the financial joke, ridiculed for being worth little more than the paper they're issued on. The idea being: once you factor in early redemption penalties and inflation, the interest payments on long- or even short-dated securities often outweigh the capital gains. Not Anymore.
Filed Under: Robert Prechter, cash, conquer the crash, credit crisis, emerging markets, inflation, investment decisions, junk bonds, Robert Prechter, S&P 500, Treasury bills (T-bills), Treasury bonds, U.S. Treasuries
Category: Stocks
By Nico Isaac
12/21/2010 5:15:00 PM
TREASURIES -- the very name conveys a thing that is secure, protected, and will appreciate over time. Otherwise, it'd be called something like "TRASHeries" or "Mattress Stuffers." Then, there's the official seal of the US Department of Treasury: its image of a scale and a key symbolize "balance" and "trust." And, finally, there's the mainstream economic experts who have it on good authority that long-term bonds increase in value during financial instability and uncertainty.
Filed Under: Campaign for Independent Thinking, conquer the crash, junk bonds, municipal bonds, Robert Prechter, U.S. Treasuries, Treasury bonds
Category: Interest Rates
By Debbie Iseler
12/8/2010 3:30:00 PM
...I asked what kind of bonds they got into. “High-yield bond funds,” was the answer. What kind of bonds are these funds invested in? To this question I got blank stares. How long do you plan on staying in these funds? This got the reply I was afraid I'd hear: “Why would we get out when they are so much safer than stocks?” That's when my new interest in these once boring investments turned to fear -- for my friends.
Filed Under: junk bonds, municipal bonds, mutual funds, personal finance, Robert Prechter, U.S. Treasuries, Treasury bonds
Category: Interest Rates
By Editorial Staff
10/7/2010 4:00:00 PM
This is Part VII of our multi-part series of questions and answers with Robert Prechter, president of Elliott Wave International and the world's foremost authority on Elliott wave analysis. We are posting a new part every business day, so come back to elliottwave.com tomorrow for more!
Filed Under: Robert Prechter, junk bonds, municipal bonds, Treasury bonds
Category: Stocks
By Jason Farkas
3/2/2010 2:30:00 PM
Many investors are blissfully unaware of the fact that many muni funds use leverage to pay high distributions. This added layer of risk makes these funds subject to the same liquidity concerns that plague other risky assets -- and as such, many muni bond funds act similarly to stocks.
Filed Under: municipal bonds, municipal bonds, Robert Prechter, U.S. Treasuries, S&P 500, gold futures, silver futures, junk bonds, emerging markets, Fibonacci
Category: U.S. Economy
By Jason Farkas
1/13/2010 5:30:00 PM
One measure of investor unease, the junk bond-to-Treasury spread, which soared during the height of the crisis, has fallen more than 75% from its high, indicating that investors are confident about corporate health. But junk bond investors aren't always the best judges of risk -- take a look at this chart.
Filed Under: junk bonds
Category: U.S. Economy
By Nico Isaac
7/8/2009 5:45:00 PM
In case you haven't had your radios tuned to W-A-L-L Street, junk is now music to the ears of the financial mainstream. To wit: In the first half of 2009, high-yield bonds saw a whopping 28.6% return, completely erasing the 25% shortfall from last year. Also, an estimated $41 billion in corporate debt was issued, an 81% increase from 2008...
Filed Under: junk bonds
Category: Interest Rates