Smallcap stocks are showing signs of recovery after a challenging 2025, outperforming larger peers in Q3 earnings. Analysts see this as a potential turning point, with earnings upgrades expected in ...

A fallen angel is a bond downgraded from investment-grade to junk status due to a decline in the issuer's financial stability. Learn about its risks and investment potential.

"Fallen angels" are corporate bonds that received investment-grade credit ratings when they were issued but have since been downgraded to junk. Historically, they have tended to exhibit greater ...

Fallen angels outperformed the broad high yield market by 0.59% in Q3 (2.99% vs. 2.40%), widening the year-to-date gap to 0.78% (7.84% vs. 7.06%). Credit spreads were notably more stable in Q3, ...

January 2023 was the strongest start to a calendar year since 2019, where broad HY posted 4.59% and fallen angels 4.67%. Still, CCC & Lower rated bonds took the lead with a 6.22% return, despite the ...

The hunt for yield continues to plague many financial advisors and their clients. The longest-term Treasury bonds are yielding only about 2%. To get even a 4% yield, you'd have to venture into junk ...

Fallen angels underperformed the broad high yield market in September by 0.35%. The seven-month drought of fallen angles ended in September as OCI NV and VF Corporation were downgraded to high yield, ...