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.
With BlackRock Exit, Who Will Fill Target-Date ETF Void?
By Gil WeinreichETF expert Ron DeLegge predicts Schwab market entry; meanwhile Ron Surz enters the marketplace with a loss-avoidant product.
August 27, 2014
What to Expect When You’re Expecting … a Rate HikeThe endlessly discussed, yet-to-happen but highly feared Fed interest rate hikes are likely to be far more benign than investors imagine, Northern Trust says.
August 27, 2014
Typical PPACA exchange users may be brokeA "large majority" may have income below 225 percent of the federal poverty level.
August 26, 2014
How to help your clients win the "longevity lotto"Economics professor Keith Bender states that a top secret to having a happy retirement includes "buying yourself income."
August 22, 2014
Can Managed Futures Be an Income Investor’s Best Friend?Managed futures are a good portfolio diversifier, but they also turn out to be negatively correlated with high-yield bonds. Income, anyone?
August 21, 2014
Parenthood Reveals Divide Among MillennialsMillennial parents have more "conservative" social beliefs and different shopping habits than non-parents, a study finds.
August 20, 2014
What Elizabeth Warren Fails to Understand About FinanceLaw professor Todd Zywicki says the primary victims of well-intentioned but paternalistic bureaucrats are the very people they are meant to protect, especially lower-income Americans.
August 20, 2014
Are We in a Bond Bubble? John Mauldin Says Yes, Others...Millennium Wave Advisors' Mauldin says debt day of reckoning is coming and Dallas Fed's Fisher sees "hyper-robust" bond market, but other advisors think they're crying wolf.