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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.
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municipal bonds, munis, Robert Prechter, Treasuries, bond funds, s&p, Gold, Silver, Junk bonds, small-cap stocks, emerging markets, bzf, pyn, voq, fibonacci
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Economy
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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.
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Junk bonds, High Yield Corporate Bond, High Yield Bond Index, junk bond-to-Treasury spread, delinquencies
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Economy
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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...
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Junk bonds, high-yield debt, junk
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Interest Rates
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