Bonds Analysis & Opinion

Due to slower U.S. economic growth coupled with the shift to natural gas, the coal industry has been beaten down recently. While it is unclear if the turnaround is underway, there are some signs that...

Hope that American politicians may be able to successfully navigate their way through the fiscal cliff rapids, and suggestions that the Federal Reserve may announce an extension of its bond-buying...

In 2008 and amid escalating losses, the company along with Chrysler and General Motors sought a bailout but ultimately opted not to seek government loans. Since then, Ford (F) has made substantial...

For the first time in since 1991 the amount of corporate paper outstanding in the US is higher than the amount of mortgage related securities.There are a couple of reasons for this: 1. Net corporate...

In last week’s post, we covered why it makes sense to invest in individual bonds versus using a fund. A fund’s “one-size fits-all” approach can be convenient but may not be...

I've updated the charts below through Friday's close. The S&P 500 is now 3.25% off its interim high of 1,465.77 set on September 14th, the day after QE3 was announced. The interim low since then...

Plenty of equity traders and investors follow seasonal trends. For example, it is widely known that tehre is a good six-month period in which to be long stocks and another six-month time frame is...