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Aug 12/14 – The typical HYG investor

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Kevin Muir
Aug 12, 2014
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One of the big problems with the Fed’s ZIRP (zero interest rate policy) is the fact that it has sent a lot of investors out the risk curve. Many of these investors have bought high yield and junk bonds in an attempt to pick up a little yield. But in a lot of cases, these products are not suitable.

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This move out the risk curve has been a long grinding aff…

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