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The article focuses on difficulties with creating of American-style capital markets and entrepreneurship in Europe. It talks about startup companies in several European Union cities and money raised by European venture-capital funds and compares it to their American counterparts. It mentions that the American corporate-bond market is three times larger than Europe's and comments that European companies rely heavily on banks which have curbed lending since the global financial crisis.

The article looks at trends in capital markets in the U.S. as of March 2016. It highlights the impact of the plan of the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. Investors are advised to consider venturing into corporate bonds. The advantage of higher inflation to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) is also mentioned.

The article analyzes the performance of the U.S. capital market in 2014. Topics covered include the decline in the 30-year Treasury bond yield on December 19 and the overvaluation of high-yield corporate bonds. Graphical representations are also provided for U.S. Treasury yields, U.S. credit, and global short-term bond rates in December.