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| | Encyclopedia: High-yield bond |
 | | High yield debt (non-investment grade or junk bond) is a business term referring to a corporate debt instrument, usually a bond, that has a higher yield (compared to investment grade debt) because of a high perceived credit risk (default risk). | | | The credit risk of a high yield bond refers to the probability of a default (e.g., debtor unable to meet interest and principal obligations) combined with the probability of not receiving principal and interest in arrears after a default. | | | The value of junk bonds is affected to a higher degree than investment grade bonds by the possibility of default. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/High_yield-bond
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| | High Yield Bond Funds |
| | High yield bond fund investors were obliterated, as defaults increased and yields rose (as a rising bond yield equals a falling bond price). | | | At the time, U.S. government bonds were paying 3.75%, and high yield bond funds were paying 10 full percentage points more than that. | | | High yield bond funds (or "junk" bonds, as they're commonly called) are now at irrational heights. |
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http://www.investmentu.com/IUEL/2005/20050131.html
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| | Junk Bond, High Yield Bond |
| | Based on their credit ratings, corporate bonds are arbitrarily divided into investment grade bonds and junk bonds. | | | When junk bond issuers couldn't make payments on their debt, Milken was no longer there to force investors to accept restructurings. | | | Junk bonds will forever be associated with the defunct investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert and that firm's star trader Michael Milken. |
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http://www.riskglossary.com/articles/junk_bond.htm
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| | Money Digest: High yield bond funds |
| | High yield bond funds often invest in investment quality as well as non-investment quality bonds. | | | By investing in a high yield bond fund (rather than in an individual junk bond), you further reduce your risk of losing your capital. | | | Non-investment quality bonds include junk bonds that are issued by companies that lack sufficient financial stability to command enough confidence from investors. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JQR/is_1_13/ai_30356107
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| | Sentinel High-Yield Bond Fund |
| | High yield securities are subject to higher default risk than investment grade bonds. | | | Sentinel High Yield Bond Fund seeks high current income and total return by investing mainly in lower rated corporate bonds that have higher effective interest rates than investment grade bonds. | | | These lower rated bonds are more speculative and more likely to default than investment grade bonds. |
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http://www.sentinelfunds.com/003/003_1j.asp
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| | Stingy Investor: Funds |
| | Among the lower quality, high yield debt issues, performance was even more outstanding as the corporate and high yield bond market has mirrored recent stock market activity. | | | High yield bonds are still a good place to hold some fixed income in this low rate environment but dipping down into distressed debt may no longer hold the return potential it did several months ago. | | | Since my recommendation to overweight high yield bonds in December, corporate and high yield bonds have handily outperformed government bonds. |
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http://www.ndir.com/DH/articles/09092003.shtml
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| | About Corporate Bonds |
| | Corporate bonds are debts issued by industrial, financial and service companies to finance capital investment and operating cash flow. | | | In terms of total face value of bonds outstanding, the corporate bond market is bigger than each of the markets for municipal bonds, U.S. treasury securities, and government agencies securities. | | | You can get real-time price information on corporate bonds you own or may be considering for purchase as well as news affecting the corporate bond market on the “Corporate Bond Market At a Glance” page. |
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http://www.investinginbonds.com/learnmore.asp?catid=10&subcatid=49&id=194
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| | High Yield Bond Fund |
| | The Premier High Yield Bond Fund will invest in lower-rated securities commonly known as ‘junk bonds.’ Therefore, investors should carefully consider their ability to assume the risks of owning shares of a Fund that invests in these types of securities. | | | The fund managers invest in bonds that they believe are likely to be upgraded. | | | The Premier High Yield Bond Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of high yield, below investment grade, debt securities. |
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http://www.transamericafunds.com/mod05/mod05-07.html
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| | High Yield Bonds |
| | Historical Default Rates of Corporate Bond Issuers, 1920-1996. | | | Advanced Monte Carlo simulation models for the valuation of bonds and options on bonds as well as risk assessments on portfolios of bonds under conditions of correlated interest rate and credit risk are demonstrated. | | | HIGH-YIELD BONDS will provide you with a valuable reference to this fascinating and constantly changing class of securities, helping you assemble a stable, diversified portfolio of fixed income investments that provides the greatest returns and the lowest risks. |
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http://www.defaultrisk.com/bk_hyb.htm
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| | High Yield Bond Fund |
| | The Fund invests in domestic and foreign high yield bonds. | | | The investment advisors will adjust the Fund’s overall credit rating and average maturity based on its judgment of the economic climate, industry dynamics, and values in the high yield market. | | | By emphasizing below investment grade debt securities, the Fund seeks to offer shareholders a regular stream of high income, while providing capital appreciation over time. |
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http://www.aafunds.com/WebSlicks/hybond.html
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| | Tatet - high yield investments |
| | Yield is a measure of the amount of how much income an investment generates over time (return on investment). | | | Normally the yield is expressed as a percentage of the price of the investment. | | | A bond bond's yield is its annual interest rate (... |
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http://tatet.com/search-high_yield_investments.html
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| | Morningstar.com - Think Twice Before Buying Bond ETFs |
| | The argument over bond indexing is by no means an open-and-shut case, but a number of active managers have been able to outperform their indexes over time. | | | That's not a long list, to be sure, but low-cost bond funds with experienced managers and analytical might are out there, and a lot of investors have done very well by favoring them over passive fixed-income vehicles. | | | Vanguard Total Bond Market Index VBMFX for 0.20%. |
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http://news.morningstar.com/doc/pfarticle/0,,bonds~,00.html?pgid=wwhome5a
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| | high yield bond |
| | A corporate bond or obligation (i.e., any evidence of debt, such as a note, debenture or commercial paper) that has a low rating by a securities rating agency, such as Standard and Poor's or Moody's. | | | These bonds offer high yields but are more likely than others not to be repaid. | | | Most states limit investments by insurance companies in obligations rated 3 or below in the Securities Valuation Manual of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. |
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http://insurance.cch.com/Rupps/high-yield-bond.htm
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| | MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund |
| | High-yield securities ("junk bonds") are generally considered speculative because they present a greater risk of loss than higher-quality debt securities; these securities may also be subject to greater price volatility. | | | The higher yields of noninvestment-grade bonds are particularly attractive to income investors who seek high current income and higher total return. | | | Morgan is a portfolio manager for MainStay Diversified Income Fund and has managed MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund since 1999. |
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http://www.nylim.com/mainstayfunds/0,2058,20_1002508,00.html
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| | Mutual Funds: High Yield Bond Funds |
| | John--High yield bond funds may deserve a certain place in your portfolio, depending on your need for income--a fund to consider is T Rowe Price Spectrum Income, which varies its exposure to junk bonds depending on the outlook-- | | | Seems to me that putting this money into a high yield fund, paying something over the 5%, might make sense. | | | I have some extra money left over from a home improvement project which is borrowed at 5%. |
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http://experts.about.com/q/1076/2861011.htm
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| | high-yield bond - definition of high-yield bond by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
| | bond certificate, bond - a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal | | | high-yield bond - a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit | | | high-yield bond - definition of high-yield bond by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/High-yield+bond
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