As discussed in “Baby Bonds For BDCs: Set To Rise?”, I am expanding my coverage of business development companies (“BDCs”) to include Baby Bonds (also known as exchange-traded debt) for investors that would like to limit the amount of pricing volatility and overall risk in exchange for lower yields.

We have previously written about Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) and its sale of 72 properties to Starwood Capital in October of last year and how the sale of 1/5 of its property portfolio changes the geography and demography of the largest (though at the time of this writing second largest by market

It’s easy to get caught up in a company’s story – the latest and greatest product in the pipeline, a perceived positive change in management.

American International Group (NYSE:AIG) is one of the largest global insurance companies, with ~ $500bn of assets and ~$90bn in common shareholder equity as of YE2015. The company offers property casualty insurance, life insurance, mortgage insurance and retirement products in over 130 countries.

Payday Lenders’ Fight Against Regulator Would Be a Long Shot By DAVID ZARING New guidelines from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are certain to face legal challenges, but those claims will probably fail.

Which world-class cities are the ultra rich scrambling to get into? The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays.

Crescat Global Macro commentary for the first quarter ended May 31, 2016. May preliminary performance estimates and two high conviction investment ideas in our Global Macro Fund are presented below.

The subject of valuing stocks by their dividend is discussed in the June AAII Journal, which was posted to our website yesterday. Specifically, Computerized Investing editor Jaclyn McClellan takes an in-depth look at Geraldine Weiss’ approach.

If value and growth are joined at the hip, so is being an investor and businessman. Most investors focus on stock prices to base their decisions, but when you look at what really drives a company, it’s not earnings or stock prices.