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.
Cross-Asset Quants Bitten by Fed, Facing Worst Losses in a Decade
By Dani BurgerCTA funds plunge 5.1% for poorest period since '07; selloff in stocks, bonds worry critics of systematic funds.
July 05, 2017
Goldman Raises Year-End S&P 500 TargetThe index target, however, is still slightly below current trading levels.
July 05, 2017
Fed Officials Divided on When to Begin Balance-Sheet UnwindPolicymakers repeated their support for gradual rate hikes; a few expressed concern about high stock valuations.
July 05, 2017
U.S. Investment-Grade Loan Issuance Drops to Lowest Since 2013The supply of the kinds of bonds that go into life policies and annuity contracts is sputtering.
July 03, 2017
Why Does Warren Buffett Fail at Investing (Sometimes)?A look at the numbers shows why Buffett, and all of us, underperforms at times, says Bob Seawright.
July 03, 2017
The Truth About Income RidersYour clients may think of adding an income rider to an annuity as the best of both worlds, but this strategy has a downside.
July 03, 2017
The Economic Costs of Swelling Student Loan DebtBlackRock's Rick Rieder says the $1.3 trillion student loan debt is a burden for the broader economy as well as individual students and families.
July 03, 2017
4 Portfolio Models to Help Advisors Segment ClientsThese models are examples of advisors acting as "buying agents" focused on the "best outcomes" for clients, says Fidelity's Sanjiv Mirchandani.