When To Buy Stocks?
Bond investors can earn even more than stock investors during market panics – while taking far less risk. And we might be close to a market panic…
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The Three “Deadly” Financial Mistakes
Porter responds to readers’ investment mistakes – from scams to stupidity to a lack of patience. He offers a solution and makes one reader a (very) generous offer.
The Real Secret To Getting Rich As An Investor – Hint: It Ain’t With Stocks
This article will show you exactly how to beat the stock market, by a wide margin, by using corporate bonds. In fact, Porter writes, most people should not buy stocks at all…
A Possible Turning Point For Distressed Debt
Tight credit isn’t the only factor driving the Distress Ratio’s rise and fall. But it’s a powerful one that’s likely to keep making it harder for struggling companies to refinance their maturing debt in coming months. It all adds up to a likelihood that distressed-debt investors will have a significantly wider array of bonds to choose from before very long.
Busting Up A Game Of Liar’s Poker
An investor who consistently beats the market needs others to be consistently on the wrong side of the trade. Don’t persist with a strategy that makes you the one who’s making money for someone else, Distressed Investing editor Marty Fridson writes.
Rising Up From The Great Debacle
Today’s Daily Journal features an exclusive book excerpt highlighting the dean of high-yield investing Marty Fridson, Porter & Co. Distressed Investing’s senior analyst. Marty has written eight books on investing – including The Little Books Of Picking Top Stocks and Financial Statement Analysis – and now is the focus of a chapter of a book on corporate finance being released soon.
A New Burst Of Life
This nutrition company was the focus of an epic battle of two investment titans. Since that dispute ended, shares have been up and down – now creating an opportunity to buy the company’s bond at a very large discount.
Distressed Bonds Outpaced S&P 500 In 2024
The total return of the average distressed bond exceeded 30% in 2024, beating the S&P 500 Index’s total return, which was well above its own historical average, at 25%. Still, with many big losers in that average, picking the right bonds is essential with distressed investing.
A Nail-Biting Sequel
High-yield bonds often predict the direction of their companies’ associated stocks a few months in advance. We’ve taken advantage of this phenomenon with three bond recommendations followed by the same companies’ shares. And in this issue, we’re doing the same thing…
Rising From The Ashes
First a supply-chain bottleneck, then a warehouse fire, sent this hugely popular, non-brick-and-mortar company’s revenue plunging. It has fought its way back and now finds itself on solid ground once again.