Category: Insights
Higher For Longer – The Impact on High Yield Spreads
“Higher For Longer” expectations are growing. What that means for high yield spreads will depend on how we ultimately get there.
Northeast Investors Trust Overview (Video)
Here’s a brief look at Northeast Investors Trust’s history and why we view the high-yield bond market from a different—and more personal—perspective.
Our Approach to Investing
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Countering the Recession Narrative
Portfolio Manager Bruce Monrad makes a counterpoint to some of the mainstream ideas stoking recession fears in today’s markets.
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Credit Market Update
Portfolio manager Bruce Monrad recaps recent credit market developments and why a “Higher For Longer” scenario will continue.
Good(s) News in 2024?
For the first time in 16 months, the ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is back in expansionary territory. Hear how a rebound in goods could boost GDP and how that’s good news for High Yield.
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A Softer Landing?
The Fed’s upgraded economic growth estimates for 2024 signal a significant shift, prompting discussions on the trajectory of monetary policy. Join the conversation with Bruce Monrad, Chairman and PM of Northeast Investors on the implications of these changes and the potential for further adjustments in interest rates going forward.
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2024 Credit Markets Outlook
After the recent drop in yields, Bruce Monrad discusses how the market may have overreacted and how this could create relative value for the high yield bond market heading into 2024.
Revisiting High Yield
Bill Hortz, founder of the financial services-focused Institute of Innovation Development, sat with portfolio managers Bruce Monrad and Chapin Mechem to discuss the evolution of the high yield bond market, today’s biggest challenges and what lies ahead.

