How to evaluate interest rate risk, credit risk and other factors when investing in bonds. Photo by Wes Hicks In this episode you’ll learn: What determines interest rates.What determines the performance of fixed income investments.How to estimate the return of fixed income holdings.The tradeoff between owning individual bonds or bond funds/ETFs Show Notes Eaton Vance Bank Loan Chart Book Annual Default Study: Corporate Default and Recovery Rates, 1920 - 2017 - … [Read more...]
MNY087 Plus: Dollar Cost Averaging and Credit Risk
This week on Money For the Rest of Us Plus I answer Hub member questions regarding investing large lump sums and whether bank loans (i.e. floating rate bonds) are a good substitute for investment grade bonds in order to protect against rising interest rates. The episode length is 16 minutes. MNY087 Plus View and Listen To Other Plus Episodes Audio Download Download the audio file Transcript Welcome to Money For The Rest of Us Plus, this is the companion episode to Episode 87, Is This … [Read more...]
