A Nostalgic Look at Debt

“The two things you’ll never be without: your reputation and your credit rating. You can destroy them both in an instant and spend the rest of...

What the New FICO Credit Score Means for Your Money

You know how important the FICO credit score is. It impacts everything from getting the home of your dreams to what interest rate you pay on a car...

This Credit Market Barometer Shows Heavy Storms Ahead

Private equity firms serve as a startlingly accurate credit barometer. The less productive their behavior, the more likely the cycle is reaching...

Kyle Bass: Beware China's $34 Trillion Meltdown

Yesterday, Kyle Bass - the hedge fund manager who predicted the 2008 mortgage crisis - released a letter cautioning investors about China's...

The "Ghost Ship" Leading the Markets Now

China finally hit the fan last week, resulting in the worst opening week of trading in history. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dumped 1,079...

The Only Chart You Need to Profit on the High-Yield Credit Crash

The unprecedented $2 billion collapse of popular high-yield funds that we're experiencing right now is just the start.

Those billions are...

Warning: Business Development Companies Just Got Doubly Risky

At this point of the credit cycle, a lot of securities look cheap.

Business Development Companies (BDCs) are looking exceptionally...

How to Digest China's Credit Crunch Cereal

So, you've been consuming large servings of China's "credit crunch" in your morning news lately...but do you know the ingredients hiding inside...

Why the U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade Could Cause a Full-Fledged Market Crash

That Standard & Poor's finally downgraded its U.S. credit rating surprised no one - the agency said weeks ago that it would require a...

A Toothless Debt Deal Won’t Stop a U.S. Credit-Rating Downgrade - Or the Aftermath that Follows

It's often said that the sign of a good compromise is that both parties walk away dissatisfied - but that's not necessarily true of the debt deal...

U.S. Government Faces Credit Rating Downgrade Without Radical Budget Changes

Could the United States lose its status as the world's premier safe harbor for global investors?

Credit-rating heavyweight Standard &...

British General Election: Even the Winners Will be Losers

The British general election campaign reaches its climax on Thursday, and at this point appears to be anybody's game. The most likely outcome is a...

Obama Aims to Spur Small Business Hiring With $30 Billion Lending Program

In the latest in a series of efforts to spur American businesses to hire more workers, President

Credit Crisis Safety Plays: How to Make Sure That Your Bank Deposits are FDIC Insured

[The first installment in an ongoing series detailing strategies that investors can use to insulate themselves and their finances from the ongoing...

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