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Exotic Alternative Advisors should scrutinize the risk-return trade off of including floating-rate loans in client portfolios.   |
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November 1, 2008
David A. Twibell |
Floating Above the Rest Where can advisors find decent yields for clients without getting their heads handed to them if, as many expect, the Federal Reserve ratchets up interest rates next year? One option may be floating-rate loans. |
BusinessWeek
October 20, 2003
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Prime Time For Prime-Rate Funds These funds can help protect you against the risk of higher interest rates. |
Financial Advisor
January 2004
Marla Brill |
Bank Loan Funds Regain The Spotlight Funds that invest in variable rate loans to below-investment-grade companies may sound like a gamble, but it's one that an increasing number of financial advisors worried about the impact of rising interest rates are willing to take. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2011
Ilana Polyak |
Banking on Higher Rates With the Fed funds rate closing in on its third birthday pegged at the rock-bottom low of zero to 0.25%, it's not hard to figure out which way rates are headed. |
BusinessWeek
February 13, 2006
David Henry |
Why Junk Bonds Are Getting Junked Leveraged loans offer better terms, but their floating rates could spell trouble. |
Financial Advisor
July 2004
Alan Lavine |
Potential Shields From Rising Rates Loan funds may be a low-risk option for investors. |
BusinessWeek
May 13, 2010
Jason Kelly |
Portfolios That Protect Against Rising Rates As investments, leveraged loans are hot, but don't expect another 2009. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2004 |
More Types of Mortgages You have more to choose from than just traditional fixed or adjustable mortgages. |
Investment Advisor
June 2010
Robert F. Keane |
A Win-Win Compared to traditional fixed-income investments, community loan funds offer competitive returns. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Study Your College Loan Options Know when to use a private or a federal loan to pay your tuition bill. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Get a Cheap Loan Fast ... From Yourself If you're facing a temporary setback and need a short-term solution, a 401(k) loan may not be as bad as some experts think, and a lot better than other alternatives. |
Registered Rep.
September 12, 2013
Stan Luxenberg |
Against All Odds Rising interest rates have many bond fund investors running scared. But these funds tend to thrive when rates rise. |
Financial Advisor
May 2005
Karen DeMasters |
Substituting For Stable Value Funds Despite the popularity that stable value funds have enjoyed in the last few years, as part of a diversified portfolio for individuals' retirement accounts, the unique funds have fallen by the wayside in recent months as financial advisors search for alternative investments for their clients. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
October 23, 2006 |
Danger--Explosive Loans Collateralized loan obligations offer loads of cheap money. But payback time may be coming. |
National Real Estate Investor
June 1, 2005
Matt Hudgins |
Why the Checkout Line to Defease is Lengthening Skyrocketing property values are the biggest engine driving defeasance in 2005. The capital pouring into commercial real estate has outstripped supply, with the resulting competition to acquire properties exerting upward pressure on sale prices and property values in general. |
Entrepreneur
February 2006
Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
On Good Terms With short-term interest rates going up, now's the time for small businesses to trim financing costs by cutting back on adjustable-rate loans. |
AskMen.com
March 4, 2001
Luis Rodrigues |
The Truth About Bank Loans When the time comes to borrow money from the bank to buy a house, a car or start a business, people still get extremely stressed about meeting with the banking loans officer... |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
W. Joseph Caton |
Attached Strings to Conduit Loans As a property investor's real estate management needs and development skills expand, the nature of the loans that investor buys into begins to take on new meaning. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jan/Feb 2006
Stanley D. Longhofer |
The Rate Debate Interest rate analyses provide unique perspectives on financing commercial real estate investments. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2005 |
What's a Bond? A bond is a loan from you to a company or government. If a company issues bonds, it's borrowing cash and promising to pay it back at a certain rate of interest. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2002
Kathleen Fitzpatrick |
Taking the Floating-Rate Gamble A slow recovery in the U.S. economy has prompted more and more borrowers to bet that interest rates won't be rising anytime soon. And still others, fueled by fears of overall uncertainty, are satisfying their appetites with flexible financing. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2005
Roy Lewis |
Loans and Family: Do They Mix? Thinking about lending money to a relative? Take a look at these tips first. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
What's a Bond? Think of bonds as IOUs, or long-term loans. |
FDIC FYI
October 8, 2002 |
Syndicated Credits Deteriorate, But at a Slower Pace Large banking organizations are continuing to feel the effects of the recession, as syndicated loan quality remains generally weak. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2009
Mark Dellonte |
FHA Facts In today's tight credit market, multifamily owners and developers are challenged with finding financing. In such turbulent times, the Federal Housing Administration loan programs serve as good, reliable sources of capital. |
Investment Advisor
August 2007
Jeff Joseph |
The Far Reach of Subprime Woes Leveraged loans to companies are likely to be adversely affected by hedge fund losses from collateralized debt obligations. |
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? |
FDIC FYI
August 29, 2002 |
Strong Bank Earnings Reflect Nature of U.S. Downturn Second quarter 2002 earnings results for commercial banks show that the benefits of a steep yield curve continue to outweigh the costs of higher credit losses. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Why Big Banks Are Cheap Loans dropping; watch out below! |
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July 21, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Banks' Big Loan Bust There's a new trend in banking: loan shrinkage. What's going on, and why should you care? |
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March 17, 2010
Stan Luxenberg |
Bond Funds Facing Bleak Prospects? Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been carefully signaling that the Fed stands ready to raise interest rates this year if the economy continues to mend. For bond funds that could be bad news. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2005
Roy Lewis |
Loan Points to Ponder Paying interest up front on a home loan? Learn the right way to deduct it. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2005
John Hosmer |
Repayment Options Borrowers who defeased loans in the last four years kept in check their visceral reaction to defeasance premiums and analyzed its effects on the underlying commercial real estate transaction. |
BusinessWeek
May 10, 2004
Anne Tergesen |
Higher Rates: A Survival Kit Rising rates are usually the bane of bondholders, but not if you own certain investments. Plenty of options exist for maximizing yields in this climate. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2011
David F. Webb |
The Lending Scene Commercial mortgage-backed securities' return brightens the picture in primary markets. |
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
May 3, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
SEC Fears Banks Are Putting Lipstick on Piggish Loans Are overvalued real estate loans inflating the book value of your bank? |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
This Will Bring On the Real Recovery Now, some positive signs in mortgage financing are bolstering the argument that for real estate, the worst is truly over. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2005
John Hosmer |
Defeasance Decision Checklist Loan defeasance is an option for many commercial real estate owners. The following checklist can help property owners when making a defeasance decision. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2010
David C. Hannah |
Community Banks Step Into a New Role Banks can band together with other similarly situated community banks to share the credit risk through a loan participation or syndication arrangement. |
On Wall Street
May 1, 2013
Matthew Lemieux |
Getting Ready for Rising Rates Unfettered interest in fixed income has persisted, despite the reality that interest rates will rise. |
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January 8, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
On Financing a Car Be smart and prepared to get the best rate on a car loan. |
This Old House
Sid Davis |
Here's How to Finance Your Remodel Financing a remodeling project doesn't have to be a crap shoot. Here's a game plan for choosing the best deal. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Tips on Deducting Loan Points With the flurry of new home purchases and refinanced mortgages, here is a brief discussion on the tax treatment of loan points. |
BusinessWeek
August 6, 2007
Goldstein & Henry |
Where Have All The Checkbooks Gone? Lenders are getting more tightfisted as more tough times loom for housing. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Anne Tergesen |
Time To UnARM Yourself? As rates climb and the housing market cools, it may be time to ditch your adjustable rate mortgage. Here's some help on whether to do so. |
Entrepreneur
June 2008
Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
How Low Can You Go? Refinancing could entrepreneurs lower monthly loan payments. |
