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What the World's Leading Energy Sector Insiders Fear Most

By , Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI -

Best Oil ETF to buy in 2018

There's a lot of conversation about the energy sector's accelerating debt crisis. The bottom line is simply this.

Regardless of where the crude oil price moves from here, there is little likelihood that any rise in the level will be large (or happen soon) enough to save most companies mired in a vicious cycle of ever more debt.

But don't worry, because you'll be prepared. These five charts will help you put the situation into perspective and even prepare for the fallout...

How to Get Aggressive and Profit from the Junk Bond Market Crash

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning • @ShahGilani_TW -

You've just got to love the junk bond market. It's sent stocks on a nice year-end rally for us, and the profits have been sweet.

But don't fall in love with those stocks at these highs. The "help" they're getting from high-yield debt isn't going to last.

In fact, I believe the lull in the junk bond market is going to end in the first quarter of 2016. And I think the ugly sell-off will resume, and that storm is going to take stocks all the way back to their August 2015 lows - and possibly a lot lower.

A lot of people could lose big - well into the double digits - but I'm not worried at all. And when you see the perfect trade I'm about to show you, you'll be ready for the sell-off, too.

Now, this is a bold trade for sure, but it's an easy one, with limited downside risk. And even better, it will let us clean up when the carnage hits next quarter...

The Only Way Bond Yields Will "Go Up" Now

By , Global Credit Strategist, Money Morning • @MichaelELewitt -

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Last week, the Fed chose to not raise interest rates. That decision will continue to render traditional bond investments unattractive, holding them to extremely low yields.

Just looking at the returns being generated by the largest bond funds shows you'll go hungry depending on bonds for income and total returns.

There is one way bond yields will go up... but it's not good. Here's what you need to know.

Are Junk Bonds About to Become a Victim of Their Own Popularity?

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

In our current low-interest-rate environment, many investors are widening their search for more income by buying junk.

Junk bonds, that is.

More formally known as high-yield bonds - junk bonds have been on a tear lately.

With the Federal Reserve vowing to keep interest rates at or near zero through 2014, investors seeking higher-yield investments are eyeing junk bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Investors dumped $31 billion into high-yield bond funds during the first quarter of 2012 according to research firm EPFR Global. That's almost four times the global demand for junk-bond funds in 2011.

Here's why.

Junk bonds are offering generous dividends at a time when most other bond investments aren't even matching the rate of inflation.

"Clients are essentially trying to replace the income they used to get from their government bonds," Hans Olsen, head of investment strategy in the Americas for Barclays Wealth, told Bloomberg News.

Indeed, one of the largest junk bond exchange traded funds, the iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond (NYSEArca: HYG) is currently yielding more than 7%, while yields on the 10-year Treasury note hover just above 2%.

But while robust demand and issuance for junk bonds is a sign of a healthy market, there are reasons for concern.

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