Re: FT: Carlyle faces more margin calls

Getting 4.7%??  You must be counting only yield and ignoring cap gains?  My

stats show a YTD return of -1.23 and a 1 year of -2.95.

Jerry

"Uncle_vito" <uncle_vito2002@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Thanks for the warning.  That thought crossed my mind so I am warry. 
> BCHYX is the fund.  I am getting 4.7% with this fund.
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> The individual bonds that return 5.6% are 20 year bonds and I do not
think 
> it is wise to lock into interest rates for that length of time.  Also, 
> most all those bonds are callable and the yield to call is much less.
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> Vito
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> "John Galt" <whoisjohngalt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Uncle_vito" <uncle_vito2002@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "John Galt" <whoisjohngalt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> dividend paying stocks. Plenty of both right now, and they appear to
be 
>>>> the way for the average guy with cash to make out in this market.
>>>>
>>>> JG
>>>
>>> I have 12% of my non qualified (taxable) ****tfolio in a muni bond
fund. 
>>> However that took a hit about a week and a half ago over MBI and ABK 
>>> insurance scares.  Seems to be coming back.  I was looking at
individual 
>>> bonds but the fund has a much higher return.  Only fear about the fund

>>> is being upside down when interest rates rise again.  I doubt interest

>>> rates will rise anytime soon., however.
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>> Individual quality bonds currently return 5-6% tax free. If your fund
is 
>> doing better than that, they're doing it with lower quality issues and 
>> (most probably) borrowed money. Beware.
>>
>> JG
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