Slight delay in sharing the best posts of last week (but look a shiny new Naissance Web site).
American Century – CIO Insights
Higher-yielding, higher-credit risk bond sectors tend to perform more like stocks in periods of market stress.
Lord Abbett – Corporate Bonds: A Stampede of Elephant-Sized Deals Hits the Streets
what is the evidence that investors prefer these large, liquid, jumbo deals? Such evidence would be pricing data that showed investors being willing to pay a premium to own those deals. In fact, the data show just the opposite
Natixis – Beyond Allocation
In fact, 77 percent of investors say they go on gut instinct when making financial decisions.2 Thus, advisors are increasingly assuming the role of client therapist, helping clients work through their emotions, endure day-to-day market fluctuations and stay focused on their long-term financial plan.
