How do you measure credit risk – does a AAA rating equal low risk?

The markets are tanking today once again, this time due to fear that the US may default on their loans if their debt ceiling is not raised by Aug 2nd. The debt ceiling is like a credit limit and Kingsley and I find it quite amusing that credit rating agencies are threatening to downgrade the [...]

Written on July 28, 2011 | Posted in Fund Management,Risk Management | No comment

Is it time to buy bonds?

It is good to see a growing interest in bonds among Australian investors. I noticed my post on Term deposits vs treasury bonds is frequently among the top ten most popular posts on this blog, so I thought it might be time to write another post about bonds. While the stock market and the RBA [...]

Written on July 9, 2011 | Posted in Opinions | No comment

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