Daily Archives: December 9, 2014

High yield bond prices historically trade in tandem with equity prices. Both are risky bets on the underlying corporations and market sentiment, at a given point in time. Contrary to the ‘long always’ prophets, the higher the price, the riskier … Continue reading →

The global theme continues to be that bad debts are compounding, particularly in previous ‘hot’ areas like energy companies, Venezuela and China, and this time around governments and central banks have insufficient reserves to back stop losses. Slowing growth and … Continue reading →

The most recent SEI Advisor Network survey reports that financial advisor optimism is at euphoric levels, with 96% either optimistic or excited about the year ahead.  85% say that they expect investment markets to be as good or better in … Continue reading →