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9.8% Short Term Fixed Income Portfolio Yields | One Year Recap

Posted by durigcom
/ June 9, 2014 / Leave a comment

Presented below is a summary of the 26 bond recommendations that we have made to our clients over the last 12 months, from June 2013 through May 2014. The yields shown below are when these securities were added to our FX1,FX2, and/or FX3 Fixed Income portfolios, and they average...
Second Quarter 2013 Portfolio Updates

Posted by durigcom
/ July 29, 2013 / Leave a comment

We again have seen the continuation of highly volatile up and down markets with a slightly upward bias, as forecast, and we are now expecting an increase in volatility throughout the rest of 2013 as the market may be showing signs of peaking. The markets reflect the U.S. economy, which...
8.5% Yield in Rubles, Federal Grid Co, Baa3/BBB rated, matures Mar. 2019 | Emerging Market – Russia Bond

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/ July 19, 2013 / Leave a comment

Russian Bonds Emerging Market Bonds European Bonds Each week we screen thousands of corporate bond listings to find what we believe is currently the best corporate bond for investors needing or seeking higher yields with the least amount of risk possible relative to its projected...
9% Yield from Petroleos de Venezuela’s 4½ year Yankee bonds, maturing Feb. 2017.

Posted by Randy
/ April 2, 2013 / Leave a comment

Venezuela Bond Emerging Markets Bond South American Bond Short Term High Yielding Bond Sinking Bond US Dollar Bond
11.4% Yield from Petroleos de Venezuela’s short term Yankee bonds, maturing Oct. 2014.

Posted by Randy
/ June 19, 2012 / Leave a comment

Venezuela Bond Emerging Markets Bond South American Bond Short Term High Yielding Bond Sinking Bond US Dollar Bond This week we look at a very short term Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) bond, in US dollars, that currently indicates an 11.43% yield to maturity. Although this unrated issue may lack...
9.2% Yield, Hungarian Development Bank, in Euros, matures 2016

Posted by Randy
/ March 16, 2012 / Leave a comment

Hungary for yield? These government guaranteed Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) Euro bonds are currently yielding over 9%, are Ba1 rated, and mature in May 2016. The strategic mission of the state owned MFB is to provide development funds necessary to realize the economic development goals determined by the medium...
14% Cyprus Government Bonds yielding in Euro’s, matures Nov. 2015

Posted by Randy
/ February 22, 2012 / Leave a comment

Looking for higher yields? This week, we have targeted short 45 month Republic of Cyprus Government Bonds (denominated in Euros) and expect to achieve yields of about 14%. In spite of the island’s moves to reduce its deficit and improve its finances, the country was caught up in...
8% Yield in US $’s, Argentina Government “Yankee” bonds, matures Oct. 2015 | Emerging Market – Argentina

Posted by Randy
/ February 7, 2012 /

Argentina Bond Emerging Markets Bond South American Bond Short Term High Yielding Bond US Dollar Bond Looking for higher yields? This week, we have targeted short 44 month Argentine Government senior unsecured “Yankee” bonds (denominated in US Dollars) and expect to achieve yields of about 8%. The country was...
Durig Capital celebrates it’s 10th years in business.

Posted by Randy
/ November 11, 2011 / 1 Comment

Within weeks of opening our Investment Advisory business at Durig Capital, two jet planes crashed into the twin towers in New York City and what was known as 9-11 shut down Wall Street for a week. In hindsight, it may have been one of the worst times imaginable to open...
Shopping the Globe for Income

Posted by Randy
/ July 12, 2011 / Leave a comment

The global bond market offers US-based investors the opportunity to add both higher yields and diversity to their fixed income portfolios. With current US Treasuries and Bank CD’s yielding returns that are lower than than even the current inflation rate, income investors are increasingly being forced to either continue losing...
8.12% Brazilian Bond Yield, in the Real Currency: European Bank Reconstruction and Development, AAA rated short term bond maturing Sept. 2012.

Posted by Randy
/ June 28, 2011 / 1 Comment

Brazil Bond Emerging Markets Bond South American Bond We have identified a short term AAA rated European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Brazil bond maturing 9/10/2012, and targeted a better than 8% yield for our clients.
Shopping the Globe for Higher Yields:

Posted by Randy
/ June 15, 2011 / Leave a comment

Many global government and corporate bonds have higher yields, evidence a growing demand, and are denominated in what appears to be a strengthening currency relative to that of the United States. Below is Durig Capital’s quick rundown of our more commonly quoted international bonds:
Hungarian Government Bonds, BBB rated, now yielding 6.15%, maturing Feb. 2014: This Week’s Best Bond

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/ June 4, 2011 / Leave a comment

Hungary for diversity? Hungarian Government bonds that are Baa1/BBB rated and mature in Feb. 2014 are currently yielding about 6.15%. Hungary’s local-currency bonds, the world’s best performing debt this year, have slumped in the past month on concern that Europe’s credit crisis will spread. However, it is our opinion here at Durig...
Sovereign Fiscal Responsibility Index (SFRI)

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/ May 20, 2011 / Leave a comment

A new Sovereign Fiscal Responsibility Index has been established by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy and Research, at Stanford University. With the recent financial crises and escalating deficits, with the many issues of fiscal responsibility of countries, Stanford created a Sovereign Fiscally responsible Index (SFRI). Many people want to...