Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

Fixed Income?

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Traditionally, fixed income was a boring asset class, limited to widows, orphans, and the elderly who are looking for a steady income that they could rely on. Over time, investment banks turned it into one of the most exciting asset classes…

Asia and emerging markets offer attractive fixed income yields, Fidelity manager says

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With yields on fixed income globally set to remain low, Asia and emerging market bonds and credit offer attractive returns, a portfolio manager at Fidelity International told CNBC. "One of the key attributes when we think about investing…

Alternative income boom here to stay, says Cade

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Newly launched investment trusts are more likely to weather potential market headwinds unlike examples in the past, according to Charles Cade (pictured), head of investment company research at Numis. At times in the past, it has been recently…

How Can Investors Find Protection from Falling Bond Yields?

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Within the fixed income arena, current market conditions mean the ‘barbell’ strategy has lost its ability to preserve capital in times of stress. Morningstar's "Perspectives" series features investment insights from third-party contributors. Here,…

Multi-Sector Bonds: A Yield Alternative

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Yields across the fixed income universe are low; in the market for US Treasury bonds, for example, one has to go out longer than 10 years to achieve even 2% and even the 30-year Treasury bond offers a current yield of only 2.66%, explains fund…

Diversification vs. returns: The great bond challenge

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Sprott Asset Management is running an ad that states in big, bold letters: “Bonds are broken.” It guides investors to look at alternative strategies because yields on conventional bonds are so low. The ad hits on the question of the day…

GIVE YOUTH A CHANCE! $25 Baby Bonds: Low Volatility High Yield Distributions, Safer Than Preferreds

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What are $25 Baby Bonds? They are a different animal, but once you get the basics, they are fairly easy to understand. In a nutshell, they are a bond issue, that trades exactly like a stock. It varies, but they typically pay 5% - 8% or more…

High yield bonds for retirement income?

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The majority of individual investors don't travel much beyond a diversified basket of investment grade debt securities for their conservative retirement income portfolio. For those that assumed credit risk before the financial crisis, they…

POWER OF THE SUN! Solar: A High-Yield, Low-Risk Financial Instrument for Your Investment Portfolio

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As the 2016 election cycle unfolds, political uncertainty is causing investors to reflect upon the real long-term threats to their own portfolios. It occurred to me recently that there are some striking similarities between the current rate…

Strategic Bond Funds for All Situations

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The ‘go anywhere’ approach of strategic bond funds has been a big hit with investors in recent years and big calls across the fixed-income spectrum are now having a huge influence on returns. For a number of years, investors have…