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CFO October 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
Back on Track It's been a frightening year for credit-starved companies. Can they relax a little now?  |
CFO June 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
Tripped Up More companies are violating loan covenants, but there are ways to avoid taking a hard fall.  |
BusinessWeek July 15, 2009 David Henry |
The Time Bomb in Corporate Debt Company defaults on the heels of record borrowing will hamper the recovery. Going straight into bankruptcy may be a healthier option.  |
CFO October 1, 2007 Avital Louria Hahn |
Only the Strong Shall Thrive Financially sound companies find gold in credit mayhem even as weaker players fear the game is up.  |
CFO March 1, 2012 Vincent Ryan |
Junk Isn't Spreads are down and investor interest is up.  |
CFO October 1, 2006 Randy Myers |
A Change of Season Don't let a turn in the credit cycle catch you napping. What should corporate borrowers be doing? The most obvious course of action is to get while the getting is good.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2004 Art Gering |
Bonds--REIT Bonds REIT unsecured debt stacks up well against other corporate fixed-income securities, but what factors could alter the outlook?  |
Financial Advisor April 2007 Alan Lavine |
High-Yield Bond Blues? After several years of strong performance, it's questionable whether high-yield or junk bonds will earn their coupons this year.  |
CFO April 1, 2006 Randy Myers |
Money for Nothing Given their sanguine outlook, it's lenders who urge CFOs and treasurers who haven't already refinanced debt this year to jump on the bandwagon before it leaves town.  |
On Wall Street November 1, 2010 Tim Knepp |
The High Yield Influence The meteoric rise of asset prices seen in 2009 was particularly evident across high yield bonds, and 2010 has witnessed another strong year for this asset class.  |
CFO July 15, 2008 Vincent Ryan |
Mastering the Turnaround What it really takes to survive a corporate bankruptcy.  |
CFO February 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
Out from Under Deeply discounted corporate debt may tempt companies to buy it back or exchange it, but such deals are far from easy.  |
BusinessWeek September 12, 2005 Justin Hibbard |
Bring On The Battered Debt Lots of smart people think the junk-bond boom of the past few years is about to end with a series of defaults, and they're lining up to cash in.  |
CFO May 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
World Turned Upside Down In the "insolvency zone," creditors exert a strong pull that often throws CFOs off balance.  |
BusinessWeek February 3, 2011 Maheshwari & Childs |
Easy Money Is Bringing Buyouts Back to Life Investors willing to go out on a limb for higher yields are helping heavily indebted companies refinance their loans and bonds.  |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Eric Rasmussen |
Reconsidering Junk The first quarter of 2008 was hard on a lot of people, but especially on high-yield investors, whose junk bonds got thoroughly trashed.  |
Financial Advisor June 2010 Riva D. Atlas |
A Creditor's Feast Investors who snatched up distressed debt made big money in 2009. Some opportunities remain.  |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2007 Charles Keenan |
New Piece of the [Debt] Puzzle REITs are turning to convertible bonds as an attractive capital solution.  |
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 David Henry |
Treading Warily In The Junkyard High-yield bonds are a tougher sell as rates rise and economic worries grow.  |
CFO November 1, 2008 Vincent Ryan |
Rethinking Capital To weather the credit crisis and a recession, CFOs will have to unlearn much of what they thought they knew about capital structures.  |
Financial Advisor December 2006 Marla Brill |
Clouds Gather Over Junk Bonds Financial advisors doing year-end portfolio tuning should give the high-yield portion of fixed-income investments a little extra scrutiny, and keep a close eye on their positions in 2007.  |
BusinessWeek January 29, 2007 Jane Sasseen |
Junk Keeps Defying Gravity If history is any guide, low-rate bonds and loans should be tanking. Here's why they're not.  |
CFO June 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg |
Second Acts After bankruptcy, companies often teeter between encore and final curtain call.  |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Paying for Quality With bonds, sometimes it pays to get the best. Investors and mutual funds that are buying lower-quality bonds may find that they would've been better off sticking with Treasuries in the long run.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2005 Susan Weiner |
Proceed with Caution High-yield bond funds have hit some potholes recently, but don't consign them to the junk heap just yet.  |
CFO March 1, 2007 Russ Banham |
Restructuring Redux? Thanks to the availability of cash, the options for bankrupt companies -- and their advisers -- abound.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2012 William C. Jenczyk |
Why Comply? Ignoring loan covenants is a dire mistake in today's market.  |
CFO October 1, 2010 Vincent Ryan |
Take Control of Your Bankers Tired of being at the mercy of their banks, CFOs are working hard to regain the upper hand.  |
The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Are Far From Risk-Free Don't get seduced by bonds.  |
CFO March 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
Waiting to Exhale CFOs' need for capital remains high -- as does their anxiety regarding their bankers.  |
The Motley Fool July 13, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Is This Junk Worth the Risk? Do high-risk bonds offering high rates belong in your portfolio?  |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Time to Sell This Junk? Junk bonds are getting pricey again.  |
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Tim Knepp |
High Yield Bonds: Complex Risks And Opportunities This asset class arguably carries more varied risks, and potential opportunity, than any other publicly-traded fixed income or equity category.  |
Financial Planning August 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn |
The New Stocks Where can financial planners seek those historic equity market returns without the painful setbacks? One place to start is in the bond market.  |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2004 Steve Watkins |
Junk Is Not Bunk When the Federal Reserve signals an imminent rate rise, the news is traditionally greeted like a general alarm in the high-yield bond markets: "Get out while you can! Run for your lives!"  |
Financial Advisor October 2009 Eric Rasmussen |
The Ripe Fruit Mellows Corporate bonds offered great opportunity earlier in the year, but now that yields have fallen, investors are rethinking strategy.  |
The Motley Fool April 1, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
What Junk Bonds Tell Us About Stocks This bond market is flashing warning signs.  |
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Ilana Polyak |
Crazy for Junk With today's credit woes, who could blame you if you wanted nothing to do with junk bonds right now?  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Will These Large Caps Go Bankrupt? Standard & Poor's is now predicting that nearly 200 U.S. high-yield issuers are at risk of defaulting on their debt this year. The amounts involved are significant: almost $350 billion in debt.  |
BusinessWeek May 27, 2010 Pierre Paulden |
When Banks Don't Trust Banks Credit markets are misbehaving again. But having survived the panic of 2008, investors may no longer be so easily rattled  |
Financial Advisor December 2011 Maureen Nevin Duffy |
Where The Returns Are In the bond arena, emerging-market and high-yield offerings are top performers.  |
BusinessWeek February 26, 2007 David Henry |
Bond Funds For Turbulent Times With corporate bonds headed for rough waters, now is the time for a portfolio checkup.  |
On Wall Street June 1, 2010 Neil O'Hara |
The Fixed Income Fix How can advisors help clients minimize losses in fixed income portfolios when rates increase? The best answer may surprise you.  |
CFO February 1, 2008 Vincent Ryan |
Signals of Distress Unlike the last trough in the corporate bond market seven years ago, the current crisis is being driven by consumers.  |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2009 Mike Pienciak |
More Pain Ahead for Banks and Insurers Leveraged loans and low-grade bonds pose the next balance sheet risk.  |
Financial Advisor February 2, 2009 Alan Lavine |
Outlook 2009 Mutual fund managers are guardedly optimistic on equities, but find bonds even more appealing.  |
BusinessWeek February 2, 2004 Young & Gutner |
Why You Belong In Bonds Even when rates rise, bond funds provide a market cushion. We've done the math to find the best ones for right now.  |
The Motley Fool October 10, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
The Hidden Danger Inside Your Portfolio Think you're diversified? Think again. The recent flight to safety in the fixed-income markets reveals the distinctions among different types of bonds.  |
CFO July 15, 2010 Vincent Ryan |
Time to Get Off Your Cash? Companies are content to sit on their cash hoards, but investors are losing patience. What's a CFO to do?  |
Financial Advisor January 2009 Marla Brill |
Working The Bond Market Fund manager Andrew Stenwall says high-yield bonds are likely to outperform.  |