leverage

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David Eichhorn, the CEO of NISA, a fixed-income asset manager with $500 billion under management, has analyzed private credit and says current bond spreads make leverage less economic for BDCs.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The critics argue Lemssouguer relies heavily on borrowed money, or leverage, to boost profits, a strategy prone to backfiring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“Strategy” is explaining how you intend to find or create the leverage to realize them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“The risks are equally specific. The leverage that powers TYG’s yields produced a 70% drawdown in 2020.”

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He was big enough to provide the leverage and power that a great crew needs in the middle of the boat, and he never seemed to believe he was beaten, even if he was.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown