P2P Lending, Bonds and Finance News
At last, the Federal Reserve has ended the Quantitative Easing program. This may have serious implications for fixed income investments and interest rates. Many investors believe that the Fed will increase short term interest rates in 2015 and … [Read more...]
The Fed is expected to increase rates in 2015 and that might result in both increased volatility in the bond markets, along with plenty of uncertainty. Managers of bond funds who are preparing for these changes now prefer to hold cash. Interestingly, … [Read more...]
In the second part of my series on bond fund management, I’m going to offer two more reasons to consider active management. Last time I discussed three important reasons to consider an active manager. This time, you’ll find two more reasons why … [Read more...]
In light of today’s low-interest-rate environment, I can understand an investor’s reluctance to owning traditional bond funds. After all, if interest rates across the bond universe were to rise significantly, many bond funds would take a noticeable … [Read more...]
This is third and final article in my series about a new kind of bond investment called “exchange-traded debt” or ETDs. Let’s review: Exchange-traded debt very much resembles preferred stock in that they both have characteristics similar to bonds … [Read more...]
Recently I wrote about exchange traded debt. These securities are perfect for income and retirement investors, because they provide the safety of bonds, but the yields of preferred stock, and liquidity of equities. It’s the happy medium for … [Read more...]
You want to learn bonds? Today we’re going to learn about an investment that are bonds, but trade just like stocks. No, I'm not talking about preferred stocks, but another high yield investment that’s even safer than preferred … [Read more...]
There are some great reasons to praise the advent of ETFs. They allow you to invest in a diversified portfolio of a given type of security, so that you don’t have to pick and choose among individual securities that will increase your risk … [Read more...]
As investors peruse their options in the fixed-income space, one of the major questions they’ll be faced with is whether to utilize funds either via open- or closed-end funds, ETFs, or individual issues. Each option offers its pros and cons, and the … [Read more...]
One of the challenges many investors encounter along their investing journey, is to determine what financial commentary is worth paying attention to and what is worth ignoring. Over the years, I’ve noticed plenty of less than factual information … [Read more...]
