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.
Investors Paid Lowest Fund and ETF Fees Ever in 2015: Morningstar
By Bernice NapachBut they're not necessarily paying the lowest overall investment costs when retirement plan fees and advisor fees are factored in, Morningstar says.
April 21, 2016
Puerto Rico Registers to Sell Notes as May 1 Default LoomsThe Government Development Bank, which lent to the commonwealth and its agencies, filed to sell taxable securities that would mature May 2017.
April 20, 2016
Nuveen Muni Bond Exec Urges Passage of Puerto Rico Debt BillNuveen's co-head of fixed income says failure to pass proposed legislation will likely disrupt the municipal market and stall economic recovery in Puerto Rico.
April 18, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: Two New Bond ETFs from State Street/DoubleLineState Street and DoubleLine team up again after launching the fastest growing ETF last year. Will these new bond ETFs repeat that performance?
April 14, 2016
U.S. Regulators Play Down Impact of Regulation on Bond LiquidityTwo U.S. regulators said that tougher rules to strengthen the nations financial system had not impaired the functioning of the bond market.
April 13, 2016
Gundlach Recommends Mortgage Bonds Over Corporate DebtJunk bonds were temporarily buoyed by the Fed's apparent decision to abort its rate-hiking "suicide mission," but more defaults are expected, the DoubleLine CEO says.
April 11, 2016
Top Portfolio Products: New Small-Cap and Strategic Bond FundsThis week's array of new products and services range from an international small-cap fund to a robo-advisor and P2P lending mobile app.
April 11, 2016
Advisors: Be Careful What Funds You ChooseHere's why advisors should be leery of mutual funds heavily invested in a single security, according to Ron DeLegge.