Fed Says Party Ain’t Over Yet, Income Stocks Begin to Reverse Losses

Bonds, dividend stocks, and bond funds have been emaciated on one very specific fear: the Federal Reserve will taper its bond-buying program too early, causing bond yields to jump to normal, pre-crisis levels, and effectively kill the profit margins of some funds...

Adventures in Distressed Equities: A Tale of Two Handset Manufacturers

Every year, Bloomberg releases a list of the 100 best performing hedge funds. This year, as with many years, the majority of the best performers specialized in distressed assets. There are many ways to invest in distressed assets, including investing in distressed...

Thinking Long Term: The Case of Mixed Data

All told, Wednesday’s equity markets should’ve started with a bang. Companies are hiring more than expected and jobless claims are a tad lower than expected. Yet the U.S. markets started the day lower, driven partly by pressure from Europe, where stock...