Family Office News

Day: May 20, 2020

Industry Insights

CLOs Are Inflicting Serious Pain to Risk Takers

With the benefit of hindsight, that turned out to be about right. Oxford Lane Capital Corp., a fund flagged by Barron’s that traded at $10.53 in July 2018, would top out at $11.50 a month later. It’s now worth just $3, not far from its low in March. Eagle Point Credit Co., which traded at $18.65 at the time, would climb by less than a dollar over the following year and is now hovering around $5.75. While these investments are known for their high yields, that’s still a steep loss in total value. And unlike public equities and even high-yield bonds, the funds show little evidence of rebounding anytime soon.

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Family Offices

Replacing Outdated Investment Strategies with Human-Centered Strategic Thinking to Navigate the “New Normal”

The investor market seems to be increasingly volatile now more than ever as the result of COVID-19, which has the average investor relying on emotions and outdated investment strategies. Real Intelligence, LLC’s CEO Jeff Mount explains how those investors can let human-centered strategies, resources, and tools drive current decisions to see future investment goal outcomes.

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