Bonds Archives

Sep 1
The Top 5 Bond Funds
Since I have focused so much on the stock side of things in previous posts (mainly because that is the area I invest in and research most often), I wanted to look at a few top bond funds. These funds invest solely...
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Aug20
Short term treasuries rally sharply in flight to quality
U.S. treasury bills have experienced a tremendous rally today, especially the short-term treasury bills. Today alone the yield has fallen as much as 137 basis points on the 3 month bill. The auction of short-term treasury bills today was a notable... Continue Reading
Oct 3
Bonds And Diversification
Paul Volker took over the Fed in 1979.  He decided that he would no longer target interest rates and that he would break the hold of stagflation that had gripped the US economy for a few years.  Some of you... Continue Reading
Sep22
Price Disclosure
Bond prices are hard to find.  When I started in the business you had to build your own models to estimate where a corporate bond should price.  The bid offer spread for corporate bonds was quite wide.  A government bond... Continue Reading
Jul18
Risk Tolerance Curve
A reader asked for an explanation of a Risk Tolerance Curve.  I am happy to oblige.  Risk tolerance can be considered in at least two ways.  The first is how much risk (downward fluctuation) you personally are comfortable with.  My... Continue Reading
May15
Mergers & Acquisitions - Inco Ltd, Falconbridge Ltd, Teck Cominco Ltd, Xstrada Plc
While I was in NY speaking with analysts about the Metals and Mining Sector, a very interesting situation kept coming up.  Inco Ltd., a large Canadian company and one of the world's largest producers of nickel has offered to buy... Continue Reading
 


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