November 3, 2010
I am pleased to report that my habit of finding investment opportunities that come in pairs is running true to form. I recently recommended the bonds of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, and now I can follow it up with the bonds of the River Rock Entertainment Authority, which runs a casino in Sonoma County, […]
August 31, 2010
As I seem to be in a mood to find junk bonds lately, I am pleased to present you with the bonds of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority. The Mohegan Tribe operates a massive casino in Connecticut, one of only two casinos in New England, as well as several other ventures. The company has been […]
August 16, 2010
I have a certain weakness in my heart for junk bonds. Junk bonds, of course, are bonds with a sub-investment grade credit rating, and they can range from just barely on the cusp of investment grade to the point where the purchaser would have to be crazy to consider them. As Ben Graham wrote, an […]
May 30, 2009
Of course, the previous post is common knowledge. By way of example, and to illustrate a strategy that commonly arises from market misconception (I’m glad to say I thought of before I read an excellent out-of-print book, Margin of Safety by value investor Seth Klarman) is to buy the junk bonds of a company and […]