A convertible bond is a type of fixed income security sold by public companies that can be converted into common shares of the issuing company’s stock. Convertible bonds work just like ordinary ...

Companies can raise money to run their businesses in many ways. Sometimes a company will raise equity. When they raise equity, they sell a portion of the business to a new partner or issue shares to ...

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Convertible bonds are a fine middle ground for investors seeking the best of both worlds. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset’s free tool can match you with a financial advisor in ...

There are a wide range of strategies and securities available for advisors to manage the risk/return potential of their portfolios, but perhaps the least understood are preferred stocks and ...

Convertible bonds and convertible stocks are a tool that public companies often use for large financings to avoid disturbing their equity cap tables. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been a big ...

ICVT follows the convertible bond market, but it seems it cannot benefit from its main advantages. It does not optimize convexity or asset selection, two elements, in my opinion, essential for this ...

As we can immediately see, the only fund with a higher yield than the Virtus Convertible & Income Fund II is the Advent Convertible & Income Fund. In isolation, this is something that will likely ...