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.
Should You Worry About an Inverted Yield Curve?
By Bernice NapachExperts differ, including former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke and Moody's Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi.
July 19, 2018
Americans With Advisors Are More Confident in Their Financial Security: Northwestern MutualStudy results also showed Americans who work with financial advisors demonstrate higher levels of retirement readiness.
July 12, 2018
Morningstar Launches Its Own Funds for AdvisorsThe SEC registration for the Morningstar Funds Trust is now effective, allowing Morningstar to begin converting its Morningstar Managed Portfolio assets to Morningstar Funds.
July 12, 2018
'Solid' Results Expected From Large Financial Firms in Q2The geopolitical environment is risky but the banks' fundamentals are strong, analysts say.
July 11, 2018
Tax Overhaul Gave Clients With Irrevocable Life Trusts Work to DoHere are 5 ways that ILIT users can respond to the changes.
July 11, 2018
Bond Giants Bet $100 Billion on Growth. It Hasn't Paid OffThe luminaries of high finance have staked more than $100 billion in one of the boldest bond bets of the post-crisis era: That a global economy firing…
July 11, 2018
The Strange Marriage Between Stock Prices and Recessions: Recessionomics, Pt. 3In this third part on recessions, I will look closely at how stock prices react prior to, and during, a recession, as well as the role GDP plays in stock performance.
July 10, 2018
Corporate Bonds Are Getting JunkierSome of the 'beef' inside the life insurance and annuity casings could be grayer than you think.