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High Yield
173 posts
Want to De-Risk? Look to High Yield
by Will Smith, CFA, Director—US High Yield & Gershon M. Distenfeld, CFA, Co-Head—Fixed Income; Director—Credit, AllianceBernstein Looking for…
May 19, 2022
Navigating Volatility: The Case for Tactical Alpha
In today's volatile markets, alternative investments are key for diversification, resilience, and returns, but they demand expertise to navigate. Ash Lawrence, Head of AGF Capital Partners and Scott Radke, CEO and Co-CIO of New Holland Capital discuss...
4 Reasons to Be Cautious With High-Yield Bonds
by Collin Martin, Schwab Center for Financial Research We are growing more cautious with high-yield bonds. While the…
May 8, 2022
The One Metric All High-Yield Investors Should Know
by AllianceBernstein Research High-yield bonds have a reputation for volatility. But history shows that the US high-yield sector’s…
April 25, 2022
Are Central Banks Risking Their Independence?
by Brad Tank, Chief Investment Officer—Fixed Income, Neuberger Berman Monetary policy institutions may be straining their credibility, which…
May 26, 2021
Howard Marks: 2020 in Review
by Howard Marks, Chairman, Oaktree Capital March 18, 2021 The opening lines of Charles Dickens’s A Tale of…
March 19, 2021
Neuberger Berman: Early-Cycle Conditions Still Support Credit
by Brad Tank, Chief Investment Officer—Fixed Income, Neuberger Berman Why the run-up in rates has troubled equity markets…
March 1, 2021
Technically Speaking: Howard Marks On Speculative Manias
by Lance Roberts, RIA One of my favorite investing legends is Oaktree Management’s Howard Marks. His investing wisdom…
February 18, 2021
Barry Allan: What Do investors Misunderstand About Credit Markets?
Misperceiving risk is biggest misunderstanding investors have about investing in credit," says Barry Allan, CEO, CIO of DMAT…
January 13, 2021
Barry Allan: How do you reduce and avoid risk?
There is no substitute for experience. After 38 years of successfully investing in fixed income and credit, you…
January 12, 2021
Barry Allan: How do credit markets behave?
Credit markets are a part of the fixed income market that most investors, professional ones too, have never…
January 11, 2021
Barry Allan: What Sets You Apart as a Fixed Income Asset Manager?
Barry Allan started DMAT Capital Management in 2019 shortly after his departure from Marret Asset Management, so that…
January 8, 2021
Barry Allan: Reaching for Yield in the Worst Risk/Reward Period Ever?
Barry Allan has been a portfolio manager in and around the fixed income complex in Canada for 38…
January 7, 2021
Barry Allan: What's your Fixed Income Strategy Post-2020?
After his departure from Marret Asset Management in 2019, Barry Allan launched DMAT Capital Management with a thought…
January 6, 2021
Barry Allan: The Current State of Fixed Income
Barry Allan has returned to the credit and fixed income management fray. In the midst of what looks…
January 5, 2021