Oxford Bond Advantage
Newsletter focusing on corporate bonds — usually investment grade or nearly, and relatively short term. Follows same strategy as his previous letter from another publisher, The Bond Trader.
Articles
Bond Trader, the (defunct)
Service that recommends corporate bonds, usually at the low end of investment grade. Not currently publishing as of Fall 2011, succeeded by the similar Oxford Bond Advantage from a different publisher.
What are “Payment On Demand” Certificates?
“This is the only buy-and-hold strategy that REALLY WORKS. If you’ve lost money in the stock market, and want a safe way to rebuild your portfolio, then these “payment-on-demand” certificates might be exactly what you need.” That’s the promise behind the latest offer from The Bond Trader … which will tell you, even if you […]
Be “Dumb and Rich with TD Circ 570’s”
“It doesn’t involve Stocks… Government Bonds… Currencies… or even Options.” Steve McDonald wants to sell us a service that will help select safe investments. The ad says that “back testing the strategy to 1920 proved that it was 99.77% risk-free.” Is that kind of return really possible … or, more importantly, is it likely? And what is he talking about?
“Bulletproof your Portfolio”
This one comes in from the folks at Investors Daily Edge, in an ad for a new service of theirs called The Bond Trader, run by a guy named Steve McDonald. So you will not be shocked to hear that this teaser is about investing in debt, not in equity — lending your money to […]
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I was a professional bond trader, specializing in corporates and short-term (maturing within 1 year) government issues. ...
I was a fan of Bond Trader and Oxford Bond Advantage until he picked some bonds that went into default. I made some mon...
I agree with ferd321. I started with Steve McDonald when he was at Bond Trader, and I did fine. I didn't make a killin...
I think that they should keep the $995 prcie especially for smaller users like myself with only $7000 to invest. Althou...
Steve is now at Oxford Bond Trader. One year subscription is $895.00 !!!!!!! Discounted from $4995!!!...
Included in a new add from the Oxford Club: "Due to popular demand, expert Steve McDonald will debut his hotly antici...
I am deeply disappointed about Stansberry cancelling "THE BOND TRADER" with Steve McDonald. I have had great success wi...
I am fortunate to still be under Steve's mailing list and he has still a great track record. Tom, I think the best way t...
This is one of my favorite newsletters. Virtually all of Steve's picks have been spot-on and have made me an average of ...
Hello WM, Are you still using the Bond Trader service and what online broker do you use to buy/sell the bonds? Tha...
hi WM, are you still using mcdonald's bond trader as of today and will you continue to use it?...
i have been using mcdonald’s bond trader since september, 08 having bought 30 of his recommended bonds to-date. i have...
i have been using mcdonald's bond trader since september, 08 having bought 30 of his recommended bonds to-date. i have ...
The "TD Circ 570" ad wasn't from Stansberry & Associates, just to be fair/clear -- it's from the Investors Daily Edge fo...
Have subscribed to Personal Finance (PF), a bi-monthly publication from KCI Communications for a little over a year and...