Bonds, Macro

Macro | Recession Signals? | Aug 19th-25th

Yield Inversion - Early Recession signal Yield curves, interest, bonds, and the ever-going fight between the FED and President Trump have all been major focal points in 2019. Even though it might be sexier discussing high yield equities, it is important to talk about what happened last week. On August 14th, the 10-year Treasury bond briefly dropped below the 2-year treasury bond. This phenomenon is known as a yield curve inversion (See picture on the right). In normal market conditions, investor

Bonds

Bonds | Intro to Bonds | Aug 19th-25th

Hi, my name is Drew Hoover and I am the Director of Bonds Research for Laker Asset Management. Just like many of you, this is my first time dealing with bonds and learning how they work. I am excited to jump into the role as Director of Bonds and learn alongside any of those willing to research with me as a Junior Analyst. The team is always looking for more people to help out, so look for ways to apply at the bottom of this article. First, let's start with a basic definition of bonds. From our

Club News

Club News | Directors Chosen

Board Members Elect Directors of the Five Research Sectors New Directors have been assigned their roles! Look forward to new posts on the News page on Sunday, 8/25. Please welcome the following Directors to their roles: Drew Hoover | (Bonds) Reid Marlow | (International) Garek Schultz | (Domestic) Adrian Larsen | (Macroeconomics) The Directors will be posting articles weekly with the assistance of their Junior Analysts. You can find these posts on the News page, or on their sp