How to spot investment fraud - Reuters

How to spot investment fraud
Reuters
Do a background check on the person dispensing the investment advice. * Be leery of recommendations from online newsletters - not all are legitimate. * Exercise skepticism when you hear the phrase "high-yield investment program," which promise big ...

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HYIPData. Provides some Background Information for Newbie on what is HYIP - openPR (press release)

HYIPData. Provides some Background Information for Newbie on what is HYIP
openPR (press release)
(openPR) - January 2012 – HYIP, which is short for High Yield Investment Program, is exactly what it sounds like – it is a program offering high yield investment to all those individuals involved. Not relatively new to the internet, it is one of the ...

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U.S. v. KNIGHT - Leagle.com

U.S. v. KNIGHT
Leagle.com
1 Violette Gail Eldridge ("Eldridge") was convicted of numerous offenses relating to her involvement in a fraudulent "high-yield investment program." Before she was indicted and before the applicable statute of limitations had run, the district court ...

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Vanguard's Top High-Yield Holdings: 2 To Buy, 3 To Avoid - Seeking Alpha

Vanguard's Top High-Yield Holdings: 2 To Buy, 3 To Avoid
Seeking Alpha
The following is a list of top 7 high yield stocks from its holdings. Amongst these stocks, Pfizer is my favourite long candidate. I also like Merck & Co. Three stocks in the above list which I would like to avoid are General Electric, Verizon and AT&T ...

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The truth about emerging markets bond funds - Globe and Mail


Globe and Mail
The truth about emerging markets bond funds
Globe and Mail
I was quoted in a recent Globe & Mail article warning that higher yields available in emerging markets bonds (compared to Canada bonds) come with additional risk. Given that the investment fund industry has launched several emerging markets bond funds ...

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Strong fund flows drive new US junk-bond funds - Reuters

Strong fund flows drive new US junk-bond funds
Reuters
Legg Mason, First Eagle and Armored Wolf are among institutional investors launching new high-yield "junk" bond funds this month, taking advantage of the surge in investor appetite for risk-taking and yield. At least seven other firms have launched ...

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Iran, Greece Fears Yield to Central Bankers, Stock Gains - Bloomberg


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Iran, Greece Fears Yield to Central Bankers, Stock Gains
Bloomberg
Corporate bonds worldwide returned 2.38 percent in January, the best start to a year since bank of America Merrill Lynch's Global Broad Market Corporate & High Yield Index was started in 1998. The firm's index of sovereign bonds shows yields dropped to ...

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