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Fixed Income Research: The Overlooked Younger Brother of Equity Research?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Partially, it’s an issue of accessibility: Everyone understands what happens to the stock price if a company beats earnings… …but few people understand what it means if a company is set to violate a debt covenant on page 214 of its credit agreement. the appropriate debt vs. equity mix, and additional capital needs over the next few quarters.

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Single-Manager Hedge Funds: The Best Way to Get a Recurring Guest Spot on CNBC?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Portfolio Structure: Unlike MM portfolios, SM portfolios do not have to be market–neutral or based on pair trades; many SM funds also tend to run much more concentrated portfolios (e.g., This is especially common in areas like distressed debt investing that depend heavily on catalysts.

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Corporate Finance Jobs: Cozy Careers, But Bad “Plan B” Options

Mergers and Inquisitions

Treasury: Focus on cash flow rather than Net Income and the Income Statement ; forecast the company’s cash flow needs and set up the equity or debt required to get the necessary cash in place; invest the company’s short-term cash to earn something on it and handle foreign exchange (FX) rate and other types of hedging.

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2023 First Quarter Review & Commentary

FineMark

This scenario will have a disproportionate, negative effect on both commercial real estate borrowers and small-to-medium-sized businesses that aren’t large enough to access the public debt markets. To best leverage AI, this investment theme will be implemented within our clients’ portfolios as appropriate.

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2023 Third Quarter Review & Commentary

FineMark

Rather than trying to predict the future, we prefer to construct solid portfolios, focus on longer-term investable themes, and identify third-party manager talent with demonstrable (and persistent) alpha-generation ability. To secure that higher income for the future, we’ve begun to extend portfolio duration.

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