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Today we are featuring top-performing
“Corporate High Yield” fixed income mutual
funds, which primarily seek high current income through investment in
lower-rated corporate bonds.

 

Investors can find such Corporate High Yield funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks
#1 Rank Corporate High Yield Fixed Income Funds.

5 Great High Yield Choices

Legg Mason Western Asset Global High-Yield
Bond A (SAHYX) was incepted in February 1995. This high yield fund seeks to
maximize current income with capital appreciation as a secondary objective.

 

A majority of this high yield fund’s assets
are invested in high yield bonds issued by U.S.
and foreign corporations and foreign governments and their agencies. There are
no specifications regarding the average duration of the portfolio and the fund
managers select securities which provide the best returns regardless of the
timeframe involved. It may also invest up to 35% of its assets in sovereign
securities issued by emerging markets.

 

The high yield fund has an expense ratio of
1.30% against a category average of 1.20%. As of December 2009, it has a
portfolio turnover of 52% against a category average of 90%. The fund’s top
holdings include Republic of Venezuela, Ford Motor
Credit 12% and Morgan Stanley Tri Party. For the quarter ended September 30,
2009, the fund outperformed its benchmark, the Barclays Capital Global High
Yield Index.

 Kenneth S. Leech has been lead manager of
the fund since March 2006. Leech joined Western Asset as Chief Investment
Officer in 1990 and was appointed CIO Emeritus in 2008.

 Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston A (EVIBX) seeks to provide as much current income as
possible. It was incepted in June 1972.

 

The high yield fund mainly invests in high
yield, high risk corporate bonds. It may invest in a range of other debt
securities which generate income. These securities include senior secured
floating rate loans and preferred stocks that pay dividends. The high yield
fund also invests some its assets in foreign securities, most of which are U.S.
dollar denominated. It currently seeks to meet its objective by investing in
Boston Income Portfolio.

 The high yield fund has an expense ratio of
1.07% against a category average of 1.20%. As of October 2009, it has a
portfolio turnover of 54% against a category average of 90%. The fund’s top
holdings include AMC Entertainment Inc, Intelsat Ltd, and International Paper
Co. During the third quarter of 2009, Eaton Vance Income Fund of Boston posted
strong returns, ahead of its Lipper High Current Yield Funds peer group
average, though slightly lower than the Index.

 

Michael W. Weilheimer has been lead manager of this high yield fund since January 1996. Before
joining Eaton Vance in 1990, Weilheimer was a vice
president of Amroc Investments.

 

Rydex/SGI High Yield A (SIHAX) seeks high
current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective. It was incepted
in high current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective.

 At least 80% of the net assets of this high
yield fund are invested in a variety of high-yield, high risk debt securities
rated medium lower rating categories or of comparable quality in the estimation
of the fund managers. However, it does not invest in debt securities that are
rated in default at the time of purchase. This high yield fund mainly invests
in domestic securities, but it may also look at dollar denominated foreign
securities.

 The high yield fund has an expense ratio of
1.10% against a category average of 1.20%. As of December 2009, it has a
portfolio turnover of 29% against a category average of 90%. The funds top
holdings include Catalent Pharma
Solutions Inc, Nuveen Investments Inc and Sprint Capital Corporation. As of
June 2009, the fund has outperformed the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High
Yield Bond index for the 1-year, 3-year and 5-year period.

 David G. Toussaint has been lead manager of
the fund since April 2000. Toussaint is a Chartered Financial Analyst and
Certified Public Accountant and has 11 years of investment experience

Federated High Income Bond A (FHIIX) seeks
high current income. It was incepted in November 1997.

 The high yield pursues its investment
objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of high-yield,
lower-rated corporate bonds. The fund advisors select securities which offer
high yields, relatively low credit risk and high portfolio diversification.

 

The high yield fund has an expense ratio of
1.24% against a category average of 1.20%. As of December 2009, it has a
portfolio turnover of 19% against a category average of 90%. The funds top
holdings include HCA Inc, Intelsat 11.25% and Biomet 11.625%. As of September
2009, for the six-month reporting period the fund outperformed its peer group,
the Lipper High Current Yield Fund Average. 

Mark E. Durbiano
has been lead manager of the fund since January 1987. Durbiano
is a Chartered Financial Analyst and is vice president of Federated
Institutional Trust. 

Fidelity High Income (SPHIX) seeks high
current income. It was incepted in August 1990.

 

Income-producing debt securities, preferred
stocks and convertible securities are the primary holdings of this high yield
fund. It invests in companies which have difficult financial conditions and in
both domestic and foreign issuers.

 

The fund has an expense ratio of 0.75%
against a category average of 1.20%. As of December 2009, it has a portfolio
turnover of 27% against a category average of 90%. The fund’s top holdings
include Avaya Inc Term Loan, Intelsat Jackson 9.5% and Nextel Communication
7.375%. As of December 2009, the fund had recorded lower returns than its
benchmark index for the 1-year, 3-year and 5-year periods. 

Fred Hoff has been lead manager of the fund
since June 2000. Hoff has been with Fidelity Investments since 1991 and is a
portfolio manager with the firm.

 

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Wealth Manager Q&A: Betting on China’s
diet and high yield bonds

 

Thomas Becket is head of global investment
strategy at London-based PSigma Investment
Management. He tells The Wall Street Journal Europe about his preference for
high yield bonds and soft commodity funds. 

Our biggest long-term trend for the next
decade is China’s
urbanization and the emergence of a powerful middle class. We view this as a once-in-a-lifetime theme and believe the best way to gain
exposure to it is to invest in soft commodity funds like the Schroder
Alternative Commodity Fund.

 

This should benefit from Chinese citizens’
efforts to improve the quality of their diet as urbanization accelerates.

 

This shift, when combined with the acute
water shortages that China
and others will suffer in the next decade, could make for a highly potent and
rewarding trade.

 

Our top fund pick in the water sector is Pictet’s Water Fund, which combines exciting high-growth
water technology opportunities alongside more stable water utilities.

 

Our latest moves have been to increase
exposure to high-yield bonds. Although we think the rally in investment-grade
bonds has peaked, we believe that there is still potential for spreads to
tighten for some selected high-yield bonds.

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Who is Trashing High Yield Bond Funds – and Why Should You Care?

 

Karl Denninger
has been following a story in the markets for over a week now that, as he
rightly points out, has not and probably will not get any press. It is,
therefore, highly worthy of your consideration, and it may be a bit difficult
to follow what Mr. Denninger is talking about. So
here is the layman’s summary.

 

On December 30 the PIMCO High Income Bond
Fund took an 8% beating in the stock market. This fund trades like any stock
would on the NYSE, so it is easy to follow its public value. Since the March
low in the stock market, the fund, like almost all high yield bond funds, has
been on a tear, gaining as much as the Dow or the S&P 500. This makes sense
because high yield bonds are considered the closest thing to equity a company
has to offer. If you buy a high yield bond – often called a junk bond because
the debt rating from Moody’s or S&P for this paper is well below investment
grade, or safe grade – you stand last in line behind all the other creditors
should the company go bankrupt. In such situations these bondholders rarely get
more than pennies on the dollar for their bonds, so they are tantamount to
being stockholders holding on to equity. High yield bonds are considered highly
risky, which is why they return high yields. The PIMCO fund has an average
yield over 11%, and in a world of 0% interest rates courtesy of Ben Bernanke,
you can see why your average mutual and hedge fund was flocking to this paper.
You may even own some of this fund in your 401k, and not even know it. So why
the sudden collapse on the market?

 

Let’s first mention that PIMCO is the creme de la creme of the bond
business. You see their manager Bill Gross on TV all the time, and his
pronouncements often move the market. Recently PIMCO became the largest bond
fund conglomeration in US history, but more interestingly, Bill Gross has been
positioning the fund for safety by putting as much of their spare investment
money into cash as possible – a record high level in fact for PIMCO. Gross has
been very clear that he sees trouble ahead for the US economy. He is not legally able
to bet against his own High Income Bond Fund, but you can see what the fund
owns: lots of high yield bonds issued by American and United Airlines, GMAC and
Ford Motor Credit, retail stores, casinos, Marriott Hotels – these are all
companies that have been hit hard in the recession and if they are not already
in bankruptcy they may be heading there. In fact, while the stock market has
been on a rampage buying these high yield bond funds – until December 30 at
least – default rates by companies issuing these bonds have been increasing all
last year, and over 12% of high yield bonds are now in default.  

Gross knows this, and he may also have
discovered that it has lately become really difficult to sell this paper to
other investors. He cannot bet against his own fund, but it may be the case
that he cannot even reallocate the fund out of this paper to reduce its risk.
Besides all the corporate high yield debt it holds, the PIMCO High Income Bond
Fund has dozens of bonds issued in the commercial real estate sector, which has
also been plagued by high default rates.

 

The first explanation that came out last
week for the attack on the PIMCO fund was that it was a large order in a
holiday market of low volume, therefore the price effect was distorted and
prices would bounce back in the New Year. Others said the order may have been a
mistake – a computer sell program with an error, for example. Unfortunately,
the sell-off continued on the 31st, and most alarmingly, it continued yesterday
(January 4) and has now spread to other high yield bond funds. We are seeing
cumulative losses of 25% or higher in three days time. In the case of PIMCO,
their fund in less than a week has lost all the market value it created since
last July.

 

This should matter to every investor
because of what we said earlier: high yield bond funds are tantamount to equity.
They trade in tandem with the market averages. When these bond funds go up, the
stock market in general goes up with them, and vice versa. In fact,
professionals track these funds carefully because they often lead the stock
market by a few weeks to a month or two. They are “canaries in the coal
mine” when they experience sudden drops in value as we saw the past three
days. They are telling us that there is significant risk that the stock market
sometime soon is going to experience a similar sell-off.

 

Karl Denninger
points out that whoever is selling these funds has some information you and I
do not have. They know of an imminent bankruptcy to be announced,
or similar trouble that is going to reestablish the rush to safety we saw in
2008. PIMCO almost assuredly knows the same thing, or they wouldn’t be putting
so much of their cash in Treasuries. This is at least a theory of what might
explain the dramatic dumping of these funds.

 

By the way, a similar event occurred in
2007 about a month or so before the stock market peaked, and there is a history
of other warnings being issued by the high yield bond market that then led to a
stock market reversal. There is no guaranty that this will happen – the stock
market is a game of probabilities. There is however reasonable evidence that in
the past a sell-off of these bonds has usually led to a stock market sell-off
as well.

 

Someone in the market is waving a big red
flag in front of all investors, if they are smart enough to notice it. Not too
many people are paying attention – the Dow closed up 156 points yesterday – but
you have been alerted to potential trouble ahead. 

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High Yield Bond ETFs In Focus

 

Following the unprecedented economic
turmoil, market volatility, and government intervention of the last two years,
many investors felt that the painful lessons from the downturn had yielded a
“new normal.” The term, coined by PIMCO executive Mohamed El-Erian, has seen its scope expand to describe an era where
risk aversion runs high, caution trumps emotion and the “castle in the air”
approach to investing has been left by the wayside in favor of a more practical
“firm foundation” methodology.

 

But certain areas of the financial markets
are becoming reminiscent of the old normal. “In the high-yield credit markets,
it is time to party like it’s 2006,” writes Peter Lattman. After running from high risk debt issues for the
last two years, investors are now flocking to junk bonds, and many companies
are raising more capital than planned from oversubscribed debt offerings. According
to Thomson Reuters, $11.7 billion in high-yield debt was raised last week, an
all-time record (the previous mark was set in November 2007).

 

The boom in junk bond markets has some
concerned that investors are ignoring risk in the chase for yield. Also
disturbing is the ultimate use of the cash being raised. Issuers aren’t facing
an abundance of positive ROI operational opportunities, but rather are looking
to improve balance sheets, push back existing debt, and even make dividends to
shareholders. Beyond the obvious default risk inherent in junk bonds, some see
additional reasons to be wary when investing in high yield debt. “It’s good
that fewer companies are failing,” writes Agnes Crane. “But high debt prices
don’t leave room for 2010’s
biggest financial market risk: the potential fallout when central banks
withdraw from markets.” 

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Walmart clown commercial

 

The Wal-Mart

We have watched the Walmart clown
commercial and it was funny. But many parents are reactng that the comercial was
not so good and they were geeting disturbed by Walmart clown commercial. Maybe they have colourphobia or some kind of fear of clowns. We are not
sure but its podssible that they may have aimed for
comic relief in their commercials. Some people are saying that it was good and
on the other side some are saying that it’s not really something that’s worth
remembering for its comic relief but rather the creepy look of the clown. The
commercial came on during the NFL playoffs on Sunday and now The Wal-Mart clown
commercial created quite a stir on Twitter. The commercial was a super creepy
commercial, which consists of a clown yelling at a bunch of children.

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Walmart clown commercial

 

During the football game today, this Walmart commercial aired and it was hilarious. It’s
not at all celebrity, music or gossip related, but it is funny.

 

The dad gets ready for a birthday party and
wants to make all of the kids laugh. The mom is
talking to another mother about the money they saved at Walmart.
Meanwhile happy clown Dad is coming down the stairs to bring on the cheerful
festivities.

 

See what happens after the jump!

 

 

WalMart Clown Commercial: New Clown Ad Goes For Laughs

 

I thought that corporations were supposed
to save their funny commercials for the Super Bowl and not the Conference
Finals. A lot of football fans, however, had a good laugh at the new WalMart clown commercial. The WalMart
clown commercial features a dad dressing up as a clown to entertain kids at a childrens birthday party. Things go awry pretty quickly
and, not surprisingly, there are violent if not hilarious results.

 

What’s surprising about the WalMart Clown commercial is that the megacorp
signed off on it at all. The company has never been known for its sense of
humor, especially the kind of deadpan humor featured in the clown ad. The WalMart clown commercial might signal a change in direction
for the company.

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Walmart Clown Commercial

 

A lot of people are now searching for the Walmart Clown Commercial video.  everyone wants
to watch this Walmart Clown Commercial Video. It was really a
funny commercial.

 

Why? It’s because the commercial wants to
surprise his kids. He wants to make some fun to the kids. He dressed in full
clown make-up and attire.

 

However, he accidentally stepped on what
appears to be a cast iron unicorn, which impales his foot. He then had a
deafening scream which terrifies the kids and sends them running away from the
“psycho clown”.

Work world Bourbon Street Web Cam

 

Bourbon Street Web Cam, Located just down the street from the legendary Jazz Preservation
Hall at the corner of Bourbon and St. Peter Street the famous “Cat’s Meow”
caters to Karaoke fans from around the world. The building, an excellent
example of 1820’s
architecture, includes a charming interior courtyard and two balconies
overlooking Bourbon Street.
EarthCam and affiliate Cat’s Meow bring you an
exclusive view of the excitement of the world-renowned street from one of those
classic balconies.

A must view during Mardi Gras and
fascinating the rest of the year the street level look gives visitors a live
glimpse of life into one of the most exciting cities in the United States, the
birthplace of Jazz. The Cats Meow itself established in 1989 brought Karaoke to
the United States in a big way-as the US birthplace of the the
entertainment phenomenon that continues to flourish in establishments across
the land. But nowhere is it more popular than at the Cats Meow, where over the
years thousands of guests have enjoyed their moment singing in the spotlight.
The stage at the Bourbon Street
entertainment establishment has drawn international celebrities as well as
national television shows. 

 

 

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Cam Inman: Saints in heavenly state

 

NEW ORLEANS will win today.

 

As for the Saints, they might not. The
Minnesota Vikings definitely could post an upset inside the Superdome and win
the NFC’s berth to Super Bowl XLIV.

But you gotta
love that New Orleans
is hosting its first NFC Championship game. That eardrum-popping, dome-field
advantage could pay off with the franchise’s first Super Bowl trip.

Sure, love this scenario to symbolize the
region’s resiliency from Hurricane Katrina’s 2005 wrath.  

Also appreciate the overall aura coming out
of New Orleans,
the little city that could. Leading that renaissance is the Saints, a former
paper-bag laughingstock now playing the most exciting brand of football (see:
high scoring offense, turnover-forcing defense). 

Mesh the city with that team and it’s a
bona fide American success story. For this season, at least. 

No one knows what the future holds there or
in any of our other nearly lost cities. We don’t know what will come of Oakland or its
proprietors, including the Raiders, A’s or downtown shops. 

We know every town craves being the joyous
toast that New Orleans
will be this weekend. We know every sports fan craves the atmosphere that will
be found inside the Superdome.

 

Among those rooting for New
Orleans is former kicker Doug Brien, a De La Salle High and Cal product who spent
half his NFL career with the Saints from 1995-2000.

 

“It’s great for the city what the team
is doing this year,” Brien said by phone Thursday.

 

There may never have been a louder arena in
sports than when a refurbished Superdome opened its doors in 2006. A year
earlier, Katrina tore apart its roof, 30,000 residents scurried there for
shelter and a few dead bodies even floated up to those doors via the outside
floodwaters.

 

Horrific. 

 

And now: Terrific. 

New Orleans‘ festive atmosphere is
unparalleled, and because sports fans want entertainment: bingo, put this on
your sports’ bucket list in terms of future road trips. You can party, dine,
revel, get cultured and cheer.

 The Superdome holds a special place in the
hearts of Bay Area fans. Joe Montana threw five touchdown passes there in
leading the 1989 49ers to their fourth Super Bowl title, a 55-10 rout of the
Denver Broncos. The Raiders won a Super Bowl there, too — Jim Plunkett throwing
three touchdown passes in a 27-10 defeat of the
Philadelphia Eagles to cap the 1980 season.

 

But the Superdome was closed for business
in the 2005 season after Katrina struck on Aug. 29. The vagabond Saints went
3-13 and had to play “home” games in San Antonio, Texas; Baton Rouge,
La.; and East Rutherford, N.J.

 Today’s NFC final is precisely the dream
scenario the NFL envisioned when it stood behind New Orleans post-Katrina. Then-commissioner
Paul Tagliabue insisted “the Saints are Louisiana’s
team” and that every effort (including $15 million for the Superdome
makeover) would be made to keep them in New
Orleans. Saints owner Tom Benson would not be moving
them to Los Angeles or San Antonio.

 

Yes, the Oakland Coliseum and Candlestick Park need upgrading. But not in the
galling fashion the Superdome did.

 The Saints are 2-0
in home playoff games since moving back to the Superdome in
2006: divisional-round victories against Philadelphia
that season and last weekend against Arizona.
A win today would trump the atmosphere of two years ago when Louisiana State
won its second national title of the decade in that building.

 

“It’ll be loud there,” said
Brien, co-founder of Oakland-based Golden Bear Property Management, which
specializes in short sales and foreclosures. “I know the stadium. I know
the city. I’m excited for them, and they’re hot right now.”

Nine years ago, Brien kicked a field goal
and made all four extra points in the Saints’ first playoff win — a 31-28
wild-card victory over the St. Louis Rams at the Superdome. Fun side note:
Brien kicked for all four franchises in today’s conference finals, in between
debuting for the 49ers in 1994 and finishing with the Bears in 2005.

These Saints look worthy
of the franchise’s first Super Bowl trip. They
have a grade-A quarterback in Drew Brees, a wily
coach in Sean Payton and a strong supporting cast, highlighted by safety Darren
Sharper, all-purpose threat Reggie Bush and, of course, a vocal home crowd. 

In that crowd might be the guy who cleans
out abandoned homes in the Lower Ninth Ward, the gal who makes po’boy sandwiches at “Mother’s,” the Bourbon
Street bartender who serves up Abita beer or the swamp-tour operator who jumps
off his airboat to try catching an alligator — a move he affectionately calls
“Cajun football.”

 

That Superdome scene will make New Orleans a winner. Even if
the Saints lose.

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Bourbon Street Live Web Cam – See New Orleans Saints
Post-Game Streets Celebration!

 

The New Orleans Saints defeated Brett Favre
and the Minnesota Vikings 31 to 28 after a gripping game that went into
overtime. The Saints will now head to the Super Bowl to face off against Peyton
Manning and the Indianapolis Colts.

 Now, you can view a few live web cams of Bourbon Street and
other streets in downtown New Orleans.

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Bourbon Street Web Cam

 

What is the breaking news on Bourbon Street
Web Cam? Many people are looking for this webcam on the Internet. I have two
sites where you can go to have live camera from Bourbon Street.

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