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.
Cash Is No Longer King—and Never Should Be
By Jim CahnIf your goal is to preserve your wealth, maintaining exposure to the markets is a better option than keeping money in cash.
June 18, 2015
36 BDs to Pay SEC $9M for Muni Bond Underwriting FailuresRaymond James, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs were among the firms fined.
June 17, 2015
PIMCO Sold Itself Some BondsIt's a fascinating little study in bond market liquidity. One is a story of costs, the other is a story of risks.
June 17, 2015
Fed Holds Rates Steady, Signals Slow IncreaseFed decision suggests economic liftoff still a ways off; 2% inflation goal not seen until the "medium term."
June 16, 2015
SIFMA Lowers Growth Outlook; Sees Fed Rate Hike in SeptemberDespite a negative Q1, "the economy is already getting right back on track," said Ethan Harris, chairman of SIFMAs Economic Advisory Roundtable.
June 15, 2015
Maria Bartiromo: More ‘Money Hammer’ Than ‘Money Honey’The Fox anchor talks to ThinkAdvisor about her advice for FAs, why business news is sexy and why beauty only gets a journalist so far.
June 15, 2015
Most Americans Lack Basic Social Security Knowledge: MassMutual SurveyMassMutual gave 1,513 Americans a 10-question, true-or-false Social Security quiz. Only one got every answer right.
June 12, 2015
This Research Could Push Back a Fed September Rate HikeFed officials are about to publish new quarterly forecasts, and all eyes are going to be on where they set the job market's Goldilocks rate.