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Financial Advisor December 2003 Marla Brill	Still Some Upside Left Manager Margaret Patel thinks an economic recovery will help junk bonds.
Financial Advisor October 2005 Marla Brill	No Homeruns This Year The manager of the Delaware High-Yield Opportunities Fund believes that this year, with concerns about rising interest rates widespread and yield spreads so tight, high-yield bond returns won't measure up to the appetizing levels investors saw in 2003 and 2004.
Financial Advisor May 2008 Eric Rasmussen	Reconsidering Junk The first quarter of 2008 was hard on a lot of people, but especially on high-yield investors, whose junk bonds got thoroughly trashed.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Can These Investments Keep Flying High? As long as you understand the risks involved, owning corporate bonds either directly or through a bond exchange-traded fund or mutual fund can give you higher yields on your money.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Time to Sell This Junk? Junk bonds are getting pricey again.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2008 Dan Caplinger	The Hidden Danger Inside Your Portfolio Think you're diversified? Think again. The recent flight to safety in the fixed-income markets reveals the distinctions among different types of bonds.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2004 Bill Mann	Daddy, What's a Junk Bond? There are some eerie parallels between the '80s junk bond craze and today's stock market.
Investment Advisor September 2007 Palash R. Ghosh	Diamonds Among The Junk High-yield bonds -- those fixed income securities rated below investment grade -- have some advantages over more vanilla-type bond products.
Financial Advisor April 2007 Alan Lavine	High-Yield Bond Blues? After several years of strong performance, it's questionable whether high-yield or junk bonds will earn their coupons this year.
BusinessWeek January 29, 2007 Jane Sasseen	Junk Keeps Defying Gravity If history is any guide, low-rate bonds and loans should be tanking. Here's why they're not.
Financial Advisor December 2006 Marla Brill	Clouds Gather Over Junk Bonds Financial advisors doing year-end portfolio tuning should give the high-yield portion of fixed-income investments a little extra scrutiny, and keep a close eye on their positions in 2007.
Financial Advisor May 2012 Marla Brill	High Yield, Global Style The recent surge in popularity of high-yield bonds has left Andrew Feltus both encouraged and concerned.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Time to Buy These Beaten-Down Investments? Junk bonds have fallen, and investors are running scared. What's the smart move?
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	Hard Times for Junk Bonds High-yield bonds' time in the sun may be over. Although junk bonds may produce tempting returns, they should only be introduced strategically, and they should almost never account for a large portion of your investment.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2010 Dan Caplinger	Is This Junk Worth the Risk? Do high-risk bonds offering high rates belong in your portfolio?
The Motley Fool March 23, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Should You Bet on a Junk Bond Collapse? ProShares Short High-Yield ETF lets you short the junk bond market.
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 David Henry	Treading Warily In The Junkyard High-yield bonds are a tougher sell as rates rise and economic worries grow.
BusinessWeek April 22, 2010 Detrixhe & Peker	Knocking Down the 'Maturity Wall' With super-safe instruments like Treasuries and CDs paying tiny yields, investors are taking risks to get better returns, which is in turn helping companies refinance.
Financial Planning September 1, 2005 Susan Weiner	Proceed with Caution High-yield bond funds have hit some potholes recently, but don't consign them to the junk heap just yet.
Investment Advisor January 2008 Beth Piskora	Bonds Away High-yield bonds could be a good investment in 2008, as investors shake off their aversion to risk.
Financial Planning November 1, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien	Fund Manager Profile: They're Not Junk Michael Weilheimer, the manager of the high-yield, $2 billion Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston, makes the case for high-yield bonds.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel	Junk Joy: A High-Yield ETF Should you choose to invest in higher risk, rated-below investment-grade, high-yield bonds, consider a high-yield fund with a more diversified portfolio.
On Wall Street June 1, 2010 Neil O'Hara	The Fixed Income Fix How can advisors help clients minimize losses in fixed income portfolios when rates increase? The best answer may surprise you.
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Ilana Polyak	Crazy for Junk With today's credit woes, who could blame you if you wanted nothing to do with junk bonds right now?
The Motley Fool December 2, 2009 Amanda B. Kish	Don't Buy This Junk The high-yield "junk" bond sector of the market has been on fire this year, but you should leave these bonds in the bin.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger	These Investments Are Far From Risk-Free Don't get seduced by bonds.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Paying for Quality With bonds, sometimes it pays to get the best. Investors and mutual funds that are buying lower-quality bonds may find that they would've been better off sticking with Treasuries in the long run.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Don't Count On This New Favorite Corporate bonds don't offer the bang for the buck they used to.
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 David Fairlamb	Europe: The Bloom Is Off The Junk Worries about a rise in global interest rates, a sell-off in stocks and bonds in emerging markets like Brazil, and the impact of sky-high oil prices have sparked unease in the European high-yield junk-bond market.
BusinessWeek November 24, 2010 Charles Stein	Why One Junk-Bond Investor Favors Stocks Fidelity's Mark Notkin thinks the high-yield bond rally has peaked. Now he's looking at companies set to profit from growth in emerging markets.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2010 Alex Dumortier	Don't March With General Bernanke The Fed chief is promoting a dangerous muddle. Stocks are now outperforming junk bonds by the widest margin in a decade and they remain at rock-bottom valuations compared with bonds. Don't fight the Fed. Get your stocks while they're cheap!
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Selena Maranjian	What's a Bond? Think of bonds as IOUs, or long-term loans.
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The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Betting on January's Big Winners For investors who dared to venture outside the stock box, January brought some good news. Within long-neglected asset classes, such as the corporate bond market, investors who beat the crowd reaped some healthy rewards.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Beware This Investment's Hidden Risks Bonds deserve a place in most investors' portfolios. But relying on them exclusively could be riskier than you think.
BusinessWeek September 12, 2005 Justin Hibbard	Bring On The Battered Debt Lots of smart people think the junk-bond boom of the past few years is about to end with a series of defaults, and they're lining up to cash in.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2009 Dan Caplinger	The Next Crisis Has Just Begun The current combination of higher borrowing costs and lower returns on savings could create lasting problems for consumers and the economy as a whole.
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The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Dan Caplinger	The Death of Bonds? You shouldn't give up on bonds entirely, but neither should you rely on them to support you without help from other investments.
Registered Rep. April 5, 2011 Stan Luxenberg	A Bond Bear Market? Not to Worry, Follow Vanguard's Bogle's System Under most scenarios, bonds will deliver modestly positive returns in coming years.
BusinessWeek February 26, 2007 David Henry	Bond Funds For Turbulent Times With corporate bonds headed for rough waters, now is the time for a portfolio checkup.
The Motley Fool August 20, 2009 Ivan Martchev	Why Is Buffett Buying Bonds? Recent purchases show that Berkshire is buying more bonds than stocks. Why?
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