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...classic" sport jackets in your closet, the aging but paid-for SUV in your driveway--and, get this, the bonds of companies with poor credit. That may sound crazy at first. Recessions are always tough on companies operating at the edge of solvency--those most likely to have high-risk, high-yield junk bonds outstanding. Yet diversified pools of these bonds typically do well at this point in an economic cycle...
VALUABLE JUNK The high-yield bond-fund market climbed out of its trough last month, gaining 6.4% but leaving analysts scratching their head. Junk, which in 2000 suffered its worst year in the past dozen, tends not to do well when the economy slows. Fund managers remain guardedly optimistic, given the continued tightness of other types of credit...
EURO TRASH New to the U.S. market, high-yielding euro junk bonds are posting big returns while "safe" investments such as 10-year T bills are faltering. Why the appeal? Europe is deregulating its markets, stirring growth, competition and M&A activity similar to the U.S. in the '80s. The weakened euro is also expected to rebound against the dollar, but currency trading and high-yield bonds are risky. Don't bet the farm...
...Mexico, American plant pathologist Norman Borlaug starts developing high-yield grains that, two decades later, will fuel the green revolution...
...Citigroup and like-minded institutions around the world, folks with six- and seven-figure portfolios can find not only traditional banking services like checking and savings accounts but also strategic financial advice; introduction to high-yield investment vehicles like hedge funds; tax advice and accounting; estate planning and all manner of insurance. They can also get help in protecting their assets from potential claimants like creditors and ex-spouses, which can involve moving money discreetly from country to country...