There have been recent headlines about yields in the high-yield market hitting all-time lows.  Yes, this is true, but let’s put this in some context.  First, interest rates have been at or near all-time lows for years, pressuring yields in …

There has been recent talk about the yield of the high yield market, as represented by the various indexes, and if there is return left to be had.  While the high yield indexes are representative of the high yield “market,” …

A strategy that we have seen emerge over the past year within the high yield market has been “hedged high yield,” most recently with iShares rolling out an product last month that uses their passive, index-based HYG fund as the …

While many often view the high yield bond asset class as a small, niche market, the reality is that this is a large and growing market.1 There have been several distinct periods of growth that assist in understanding the development …