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Hi @davfor First, thank you for the article post.
I have not read the write in full, but much had been discussed here; about forward impacts in so many areas. The economy will be damaged very deeply, just look around with what you know and unders…
Mark............add
This is a broad search for Safari ver. 13.1
As you scroll down the links list you will see some articles dated March 27, etc. indicating some apparent problems encountered by others. I didn't read the CNET story, but you may want…
@mcmarasco
The AUM was $7 billion when the fund closed 1 year ago. Some of the change value today to about $5.3 billion, is likely a combination of outflows from the fund and the underlying value of the holdings downward at this time. Mark had noted…
Mark. Scroll down this page for OS/Safari updates. The version list will change from a pink color to a light green shade (the updates). An update occurred on March 24, 2020(High Sierra/Safari); which is close to the time frame you noticed a change a…
@Mark @Old_Joe @Ben
With Safari or other Apple browser, is there a situation where the "cache" in the browser can become limited in use/function due to limited available memory space for use.
I don't know, but asking the question.
I clear everyth…
Hi Mark, I'm not having any problems as you stated, buy I'm using the dreaded Windows and Chrome. I still see the pages with notations and colors you are used to seeing.
Has there been an in the background update of the Apple OS or browser? I'm not…
Thanks @davfor
I use incognito, too. Tried the close window for subscription and was happy this time. I also use VPN, which causes some interesting connects to sites.........as they think the browser is a BOT.
I can't access Baron's, so I can't comment on their take.
This ETF.com 9 minute video link will help some understand more about bond etf functions.
Take care,
Catch
Hi @Charles ........not picking on you, as you have placed valuable thoughts with your posts, relative to "bonds".
Your April 3 post: "On regulation..."
From the article: “I think you need more transparency where bonds are trading real time, [t…
@johnN
I don't like to travel outside a thread subject, but this has already been moved along here.
Regarding your statement about suffering; you need to spend time with the below movie. Watch it at least 2 times. Absorb all of the information. The…
When junk bonds get more sorted out (meaning some are gone forever) and one may find yields into the teens; perhaps then will be a time to look. Ala, December, 2008.
The outlier being what will the Fed./Treasury do next to support whatever.
ADD:…
Hi @Charles
You noted: "So, sure, diversifier, but certainly not without their own set of serious risks (especially pricing risk) that probably needs to get more attention, likely more regulation."
Bonds always having pricing risk, too; not unlike …
@rsorden
You noted: "The only problem I see aside from covid19 are the crooked liberal Demoncraps in Congress, especially the drunk Pelosi & Shifty Schiff...drain the swamp!! TRUMP4Life!"
If organization "x" were starting a mutual fund, HATEX ; …
From Emily Shanks in the article: "However, the market is pricing in the probability that more than 10% of single-A-rated corporate debt would be downgraded to triple-B, and more than 10% of triple-B corporate credit would be downgraded to double-B…
Perhaps another day, then; versus March 31.
Hi @MikeW @MikeM and Charles
Gentlemen. From the tweet link, and the actions of $HYD chart; what is causing you'all to have angst? The data is for junk bonds, yes?....or should say, what might become jun…
Hi @MikeW @MikeM and Charles
Gentlemen. From the tweet link, and the actions of $HYD chart; what is causing you'all to have angst? The data is for junk bonds, yes?....or should say, what might become junk. I don't have data from 2008, but the HY ar…
Shadow, Thank you for your tireless efforts with these announcements.
HMMMMM !!!
These fund name changes remind me of this in 1982:
To distinguish the Cadillac Cimarron from the Chevrolet Cavalier and its Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac counterp…
Charles noted:
Our friend Junkster always touted the importance of having predefined "exit" criteria. He was/is a day trader so he watches for instabilities typically in price movements of what he calls "tight channel" funds. If he sees them, he exi…
Hi @davidrmoran
You noted:
since the first week of March
My bad. Okay, so; the beginning of the week.....March 2 or the end date of the first week of March. What date ? Will try to get the graph to stick for a short time frame to move data here.
O…
Damn........crystal ball lock down. About the same here, Magic 8 Ball taken to repair shop (needs a special electronic part I can't order, or would repair myself) and now the shop is closed because it is not an essential business under current guide…
@Crash FSUTX 10 year annualized return at 12.2%. Shown at the top of the US News list; although I treat their list as something to review for thoughts, so I can't comment about the ranking.
Why not FSUTX? Hell, with Fido; if it matters, minim…
Hi David, You noted:
Long-Term Treasuries have both returned more in four weeks than they normally would in an entire year.
Chart, SP500, TLT, EDV, ZROZ starting Nov. 4, 2009 (limited by fund inception date) through March 24, 2020.
TLT, EDV, ZROZ…
@Charles , I'll place this again.
A quick look at S&P's bond rating guide:
"AAA" and "AA" (high credit quality) and "A" and "BBB" (medium credit quality) are considered investment grade. Credit ratings for bonds below these designations ("BB,…
Hi jimlenz
You didn't pick a bad fund in normal market conditions, but; for the most part only bond funds with an overweight in AAA gov't. issues have fared "decently". And even the gov't. issues had problems for awhile.
This link is a composition…
Thanks @FD1000 I thought there may be some other data sort at another particular site that Charles views to obtain a different inference. I'm familiar with the M* data.
@Charles, you noted:
How could there not be a robust market for TLT? But there …
Hi @Mark
I look at Fido and M* for numbers, but; I observe the bid/ask to guide me in what is happening at the time. I've obviously missed what Charles is pointing towards.
I can fully understand a price and NAV difference in the past week with LQD…
Hi @Charles
You noted:
Until the Fed stepped-in yesterday, even highly traded ETFs like TLT and LQD had big discounts between price and NAV, signaling liquidity concerns with IG bonds.
Your stating price and NAV, of course; is not the same as BID/AS…
Related, more or less to this investment area....... story link below.
Invesco Mort. Cap. REIT, IVR , Down -43% today. Can not meet margin calls.
Overview indicates a -82% from 52 week high.
Disclosure: we don't have any horses in this area of …
