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Scott Page, CFA Co-Director of Floating-Rate Loans Portfolio Manager Craig Russ Co-Director of Floating-Rate Loans Portfolio Manager Christopher Remington Institutional Portfolio Manager Product & Portfolio Strategy
MAY 2015 TIMELY THINKING
Floating-rate loans: 5 bullish signals behind 5 bearish questions SUMMARY
Why loans now?
Why we believe five common concerns… 1. “What happened to my return in 2014?”
More than half of advisors surveyed (53%) say clients concerned about rising rates are now more likely to consider floating-rate investments.* See page 3 for how floating-rate loans can help. *Based on results from the Eaton Vance April 2015 Advisor Top-of-Mind Index.
2. “Why do I need loans? It doesn’t look like rates are going up any time soon.” 3. “I keep hearing about crazy leverage in deals.” 4. “I’m worried retail outflows will cause market disruptions.” 5. “I’ve heard that ‘covenant-lite’ loans can weaken credit quality.”
…support a bullish position for floating-rate loans.
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