Performance Measurement For Distressed Debt Investors

07/06/2012

Performance Measurement For Distressed Debt Investors

Distressed Debt Research at Performance Plus Advisors, Inc.

Professional money managers and hedge funds compare their returns to a benchmark or a index of securities comparable to their funds investing style or asset classes. The index that our Model Portfolio uses as a benchmark is the HFRX Distressed Securities Index, which is provided by:

www. hedgefundresearch.com.

Our Model Portfolio is focused on distressed debt securities, primarily on securities at significant discounts to their value at issuance or at maturity. Most of the securities in our Model Portfolio are either in Chapter 11 proceedings or the perception is that they will be. We expect our Model's returns to be significantly higher than our benchmark because of our proprietary research and trading experience.

Attached is our research performance. We have an enviable research record which spans a decade. Our research is concise and relevant and provides a framework that enables our clients to organize and filter other research and information.

For more information about our research and services contact:

Performance Plus Advisors, Inc.

727-441-1305 ext 203

Stephen P. Vlahos

HFRX Distressed Securities Index

2012 YTD + 3.21 %

2011 - 8.04 %

2010 + 8.34 %

2009 - 5.60 %

2008 - 30.69 %

2007 + 3.99 %

Performance Plus Advisors, Inc.

Distressed Debt Research Performance Graph

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Thanks for this post, Linda. It's so easy to think we have nothing to say. Now we have no excuse.

Posted by: Ugg boots online | 12/17/2011 at 12:52 AM

The way to do this is to negotiate a seteelmtnt amount BEFORE you pay . Get all terms of any seteelmtnt deal you reach with debt collectors IN WRITING BEFORE you give them your money. This letter should state the seteelmtnt amount and that the account will be “paid in full” upon receipt of this amount from you. Keep the letter in a safe place. Never accept seteelmtnt deals over the phone that are not backed up in written terms. If you don’t, the debt collectors will deny that any seteelmtnt was ever made once they get your “seteelmtnt” money and will come back demanding more money from you or they will resell your account to another collection agency months/years later that will start the collection process all over again and you’ll have no proof that the account was paid in full. If you can’t pay off the amount in one lump sum, then make sure that the seteelmtnt letter specifies what interest rate is being charged and that it is no more than 8%.

Posted by: Catherine | 08/01/2012 at 09:03 PM