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.
Dudley Says Fed Still Likely to Raise Interest Rates in 2015
By Matthew BoeslerU.S. central bankers are still likely to start raising interest rates this year if the labor market improves further, the New York Fed president said.
June 01, 2015
How to Dodge the New Medicare Surcharge BulletThe new Medicare Doc Fix law will subject more retired clients to the highest Medicare premium rates, but planning techniques can minimize the impact.
May 29, 2015
Advisors Still Favor Active Management, but Preferences Are Shifting: Practical PerspectivesOf the 40% of surveyed advisors who changed allocations, most did so by increasing their use of passively managed investments, Practical Perspectives found.
May 28, 2015
America's top 10 most affordable places to liveLittle costs add up, especially for retirees. Here's where a dollar stretches furthest in the U.S.
May 28, 2015
America's top 10 most affordable places to liveLittle costs add up, especially for retirees. Here's where a dollar stretches furthest in the U.S.
May 28, 2015
4 Midyear Market Trends to Watch: MFSMFS midyear outlook examines the longevity of the current business cycle, the potential interest rate rise, why consumers arent spending and investors biggest mistake.
May 28, 2015
Bond Investors Walking ‘Tightrope’ Have Second Chance to DiversifyInstead of succumbing to taking on more risk for less reward, fixed income investors do have another option.
May 27, 2015
Bill Gross: Bund ‘Short of a Lifetime’ Was Right Trade, Wrongly ExecutedThe Janus bond manager acknowledges trouble executing his infamous German bund trade but thinks he can get it right next time.