Fixed Income
News and analysis of fixed income markets including the key factors affecting performance such as interest rates, Federal Reserve policy and the state of the economy.
Bond Funds Drift Into Risky Debt, Adding to Angst Over Liquidity
By Annie Massa, Miles Weiss and John GittelsohnMany relatively straightforward U.S. bond funds have increased their holdings of lower-rated bonds, emerging-market debt and other securities to juice returns.
June 28, 2019
Where Advisors Moved Money in Early 2019, in 2 ChartsDid advisors sit tight with portfolio selection after 2018 volatility? Envestnet found some interesting adjustments.
June 28, 2019
How Top Asset Managers Stay Ahead of the PackWinners of this year's Asset Managers Awards explain the ways they consistently deliver alpha while minimizing beta for advisors and their clients.
June 27, 2019
2019 Asset Manager Awards: Segall Bryant & Hamill, Short Term Taxable Bond StrategyEnvestnet uncovers the portfolios that outperform in different environments.
June 26, 2019
Vanguard Debuts Its First Commodities FundThe Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund is a low-cost broad-based commodities fund with a $50,000 minimum investment
June 25, 2019
Social Security COLA for 2020: Will Trade Wars Increase SSA's Projection?The wild card that could affect the COLA in the immediate term is what one economist calls a "trade conflagration."
June 25, 2019
When Will the Next Recession Come? 2 Factors to WatchSchwab strategists, including Liz Ann Sonders, discuss what investors should be watching now.
June 25, 2019
Natixis Funds Saw Record Asset Drop on Day of Morningstar ReportThe decline started when Morningstar suspended its rating on the firm's Allegro fund over concerns about illiquidity.