The available availability of returns now that I would describe as helpful or ample. They're not, I wouldn't describe them as the most generous, but at least they're usable. Right. Another example is, you know, one of the things we invest in here and are well known for is distressed debt. Well, guess what? There wasn't much distress. If you could just keep raising capital. Yes. The default rate in my first 30 years in that position, the default rate averaged around 4% a year in the last 13 years, averaged something more like two. So very little default, not much for default distressed debt funds to do. Yeah.
If a key to personal happiness is low expectations, then a key to investing may be realistic expectations. Howard Marks is the co-founder and co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management. Motley Fool Director of Small Cap Research Bill Mann caught up with Marks to discuss: - Why higher interest rates created a “Sea Change” for investors - China’s economic miracle, and its impact on inflation - Lessons from the era of easy money - What life insurance companies can teach investors about risk
To read Howard Marks' latest memo, click here: https://www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/memo/sea-change Host: Bill Mann Guest: Howard Marks Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Rick Engdahl, Annie Franks
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