Why would any investor want to invest in something known as a junk bond? Certainly, the name alone could put you off, and they are known for having a “risky” reputation, too. However, junk bonds can ...

Junk debt is about as safe as investment-grade now, at least according to prices in credit markets. The gap between risk premiums on the highest-rated US junk bonds and the lowest-rated ...

It’s a basic capital markets dynamic—higher risk goes hand in hand with higher reward. If you want to swing for the fences on a company that is not yet profitable, you could buy its shares, and if it ...

Beneath the calm surface of the US corporate bond market, there are worrying signs about companies that could lose their ...

These days, my inbox is crowded by alarms about the equity market with titles like “the top 5 signs that the SP500 is peaked” or “the top 2 killers for this bull market”. After reading a few of them, ...