Bond markets have made some dramatic moves over the last few weeks and I thought it an opportune time to review. Credit spreads have narrowed considerably over the last few weeks as risk takers have re-entered the markets. High yield, IG corporates and emerging market bonds have all enjoyed significant rallies. It is our judgement though that - for now [...]
We made several changes to our portfolios today. This was not in response to the fiscal cliff situation. We believe that fiscal policy will continue to be a contentious issue throughout at least the first quarter. Any deal reached today or this week will only be a band aid that allows the two parties to continue negotiating a larger, more [...]
A report on our tactical portfolio moves for the week, all which occurred Thursday. Global Opportunities portfolio: Sell AHT, Sell UPL, Buy CELG, Buy MSFT Ashford Hospitality Trust is a hotel Reit we purchased in the first quarter of 2011. With low interest rates, our thesis held that Ashford would obtain cheap refinancing of existing debt and leverage the performance of prime properties [...]
And so another year has passed into the history books - the older I get, the faster they seem to go - and investors must again try to position their portfolios for a profitable year. It hasn't been easy to do the last few years and this year promises to be just as challenging. The usual suspects that made last [...]
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