Portfolio Manager Bruce Monrad sits down with Paul Lim of BackBay Communications to discuss:

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In WealthManagement.com’s new 2020 Midyear Outlook, Bruce Monrad writes that Fed rate cuts to lift the stock market — known as the “Greenspan Put” — have actually benefited High Yield investors in recent market crises. Read how income investors can take advantage of the Fed’s recent moves supporting the High Yield market here:

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Portfolio Manager, Bruce Monrad, talks about how recent Fed policy is different from the past, and why it benefits the High Yield market.

Read More “Podcast: Too Hot for Treasuries, Too Cold for Stocks, an Outlook Just Right for High Yield”

BOSTON — It is with great sadness that Northeast Investors Trust announces the passing of its long-time former Chairman Ernest “Ernie” E. Monrad, who died on June 27, 2020. But it is with great pride that the Trust celebrates the life of a man who educated the markets on how to invest for income and who spent the better part of his life supporting the field of education.

Read More “Ernest Monrad, a Pioneer in the High Yield Bond Market and the Longest-Serving Fund Manager, Passes Away at 90”

As the economy starts to re-open, Bruce Monrad shares his thoughts on what the recovery will look like — and how High Yield stacks up.

0:00 Stock reaction to COVID-19

0:43 Bond reaction to COVID-19

1:23 Fed assessment of recovery 

2:36 Bruce’s take on the rebound

3:43 Interest rates and income investing

4:55 Active vs Passive

6:18 Fed bond buying and high-yield

7:22 The presidential election and possible tax reform

Bruce Monrad joined Bloomberg Baystate Business on Friday, June 19 to recap the week’s market moves, and discuss prospects for an economic recovery and what persistent low interest rates could mean for stocks and bonds. Listen to Bruce at (35:16).

The Boston Globe

The American economy could still have a chance to rebound from the COVID19 prompted downturn. Chairman Bruce Monrad explains to The Boston Globe why the Great Recession is an unlikely comparison.  Click here to read the article in the Boston Globe (subscription required).

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Investors unsure of the April market rebound can hedge their bets through high yield bonds, which capture most of the upside of equities—but with much less volatility.

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How the coronavirus selloff has exposed hidden risks in high yield funds—and demonstrates the importance of truly active management.

Click Here to read Northeast High Yield Insight April 2020