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John McClain, CFA discusses economic data’s effect on equity and fixed income markets, trading up in quality as a means of portfolio insurance, and the Fed’s reaction to policy with Oliver Renick on TD Ameritrade Network.
William Zox, CFA discusses Walgreens’ potential leveraged buyout and his skepticism about price and margins in Sally Bakewell’s Bloomberg article, “Walgreens Mulls Historic LBO Just as Debt Markets Start to Wilt.”
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Cathy Yao discusses ways in which companies can retain customers through bundling in the ‘streaming wars’ in Mae Anderson’s Associated Press article “Freebies are the key hook in new streaming wars.”
William Zox, CFA discusses the bond market and the possibility of another Fed rate cut in Erik Sherman’s Fortune article “Markets Are Betting That Good Things Come in Threes—Especially Rate Cuts.”
Cathy Yao discusses the importance of financials associated with AT&T’s new streaming service in Drew Fitzgerald and Joe Flint’s The Wall Street Journal article, “AT&T Steps Into Streaming Wars With HBO Max.”
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John McClain, CFA discusses the record breaking market high, the Fed’s potential decision to cut rates, how quantitative easing benefits rich valuations, the importance of trading up in the capital structure, and opportunities in fixed income with Alexis Christoforous, Brian Sozzi, and Jared Blikre on Yahoo! Finance.
John McClain, CFA discusses how high yield investors are less focused on energy companies in Gregory Meyer and Joe Rennison’s Financial Times article, “Investors starve US shale drillers of capital.”
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John McClain, CFA discusses investor sentiment around WeWork bonds following SoftBank’s rescue package in Joy Wiltermuth’s MarketWatch article, “WeWork bonds fall on SoftBank’s roughly $10 billion rescue package”.
William Zox, CFA discusses the possibility of an October Fed rate cut, the uninverted yield curve and bond volatility, and opportunities in the financials and energy sectors within high yield bonds with Oliver Renick on TD Ameritrade Network.
John McClain, CFA discusses the risk associated with WeWork bond investing in Claire Boston’s Bloomberg article, “Feeling Risky? WeWork’s 15% Bonds Would Be for Bravest of Brave.”
John McClain, CFA discusses further escalation of a Trade War, the possibility of a fourth quarter market correction, and the diluted impact of quantitative easing and its impact on risk assets with Brian Sozzi, Scott Gamm and Matt Maley on Yahoo! Finance.
John McClain, CFA discusses investment opportunities in WeWork debt in Eric Platt and Joe Rennison’s Financial Times article, “Short sellers pile into WeWork debt.”
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John McClain, CFA discusses WeWork debt in Claire Boston’s Bloomberg article, “WeWork’s Cash Clock is Running Down Quickly.”
John McClain, CFA discusses the possibility of a Trade Truce, low market volatility, and a possible market correction with Brian Sozzi, Alexis Christoforous and Jared Blikre on Yahoo! Finance.
William Zox, CFA discusses the Trade Wars vs. the Trade Truce and its impact on credit markets, sticking with the late cycle playbook, and the risk of recession with Brian Sullivan on CNBC Worldwide Exchange.
Cathy Yao, CFA discusses the state of 5G, its implications, and challenges to 5G deployment with Nicole Petallides on TD Ameritrade Network.
John McClain, CFA discusses WeWork’s borrowing model and lack of investor support in Eric Platt and Joe Rennison’s Financial Times article, “WeWork bond prices tumble after it shelves IPO.”
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John McClain, CFA discusses Uber junk bonds in Davide Scigliuzzo and Molly Smith’s Bloomberg article, “Uber Boosts Junk Bond Sale in First Debt Raise Since IPO.”
William Zox, CFA discusses holding non-bank financials in the Diamond Hill High Yield fund, trends within the fixed income market, and the impact of a trade deal on bonds with Oliver Renick on TD Ameritrade Network.
John McClain, CFA discusses the fixed income markets, how investors should stick with the late cycle playbook and focus on not losing money in today’s market environment, the impact of tariffs on macro and micro data, and opportunities in corporate credit with Doug Krizner and Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Radio.
John McClain, CFA discusses investors’ search for yield and the high yield bond market in Joe Rennison’s Financial Times article, “Corporate bond issuance sets global record.”
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John McClain, CFA discusses investors’ hunt for yield in Sally Bakewell and Gowri Gurumurthy’s Bloomberg article, “Popeyes Junk Bonds a Sell-Out, Just Like Its Chicken Sandwiches.”
William Zox, CFA discusses how investors are navigating the corporate bond market in Sam Goldfarb’s The Wall Street Journal article, “U.S. Junk Bonds With Negative Yields? Yes, Kind of.”
John McClain discusses the Fed, uncertainty in the global markets, the Trade War, the potential for recession, and corporate earnings with Alexis Christoforous, Brian Sozzi and Jared Blikre on Yahoo! Finance.
William Zox, CFA discusses the bond market, how investors should look to preserve capital and stick to the late cycle playbook with Brian Sullivan on CNBC Worldwide Exchange.
John McClain, CFA discusses how 2019 could continue to face volatility amid trade war tensions with Brian Sozzi on Yahoo! Finance.
William Zox, CFA encourages investors to focus on not losing money, if stocks and Treasuries do meet somewhere in the middle in WealthManagement.com’s 2019 Mid-Year Outlook, “Meet Me in the Middle.”
William Zox, CFA discusses the Fed’s impact on the yield curve inversion and the elevated probability of a U.S. recession with Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro, Tendayi Kapfidze and Ramsey Smith on Yahoo! Finance.
William Zox, CFA discusses the fixed income markets, the divergence between government bond markets and risk assets, and the risk of recession with Dominic Chu on CNBC.
John McClain recommends investors look to high quality businesses and defensive bonds as the Trade War rattles the markets in Caleb Mutua, Katrina Lewis and Claire Boston’s Bloomberg article, “Credit Traders Rush to Hedge as Trade War Whips Bond Market.”
John McClain, CFA discusses volatility in the markets and the implications of the Trade War on the Fed with Oliver Renick on TD Ameritrade Network.
William Zox, CFA discusses this week’s Fed decision and its impact on markets with Larry Light in Fortune, “Here Are the Fed’s Four Options for a Rate Cut-and How the Market Will React to Each.”
John McClain, CFA discusses the dangers high yield investors face when companies issue longer-term debt and lower borrowing costs in Joe Rennison’s Financial Times article, “Junk bond issuers snap up chance to stretch out borrowing.”
John McClain, CFA discusses the Fed’s potential rate cut decision and its impact on the markets, and the Trade War with Dan Roberts, Kristin Meyers and Heidi Chung on Yahoo Finance.
William Zox, CFA discusses his outlook for bonds as the Fed eyes a rate cut, and expectations for earnings and credit spreads with Oliver Renick on TD Ameritrade Network.
John McClain, CFA discusses the Fed’s decision to cut rates and outlines the market’s expectations on Yahoo Finance.
William Zox, CFA discusses the impact of the Fed’s rate decision and investor sentiment in the high yield space in Bloomberg’s article, “Investors Pump Cash Into Junk Bond Funds as Issuance Spikes”.
William Zox, CFA discusses the impact of the US-China trade deal on the high yield bond market and the Fed’s next move with Lisa Abramowicz on Bloomberg TV’s The Open.
William Zox, CFA discusses why it’s time for investors to focus on preserving existing gains, as opposed to making money outright in Carmen Reinicke’s Business Insider article.
William Zox, CFA discusses a potential recession, positioning your portfolio defensively, the Fed, and the probability of a rate cut with Adam Shapiro and Julie Hyman on Yahoo Finance.
William Zox, CFA discusses the high yield bond market and his outlook for fixed income with Lisa Abramowicz and Paul Sweeney of Bloomberg Radio.
John McClain, CFA discusses issuance and risk in the high yield bond market in Joe Rennison’s Financial Times article “US ‘junk’ groups rush to sell bonds as borrowing costs fall.”
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William Zox, CFA discusses the impact of the Fed’s decision on stock markets in Matt Phillips’ The New York Times article, “Stocks Just Hit a Record, Thanks to the Fed.”
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William Zox, CFA discusses the latest Fed decision, the probability of a recession, and preparing for volatility in the Barron’s article, “What the Fed’s Latest Move Means for Investors.”
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John McClain, CFA discusses the proliferation of BBB-rated bonds in Lawrence Light’s Chief Investment Officer Magazine article, “Attack of the Killer BBBs! Big Downgrade Damage Ahead? Maybe Not.”
Grady Burkett discusses two UK-based companies, Howden Joinery Group and BT Group, in Michael Brush’s MarketWatch article “8 stocks for contrarian investors.”
