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.
Axel Merk Makes Case for Gold With 80 Years of Data
By Gil WeinreichLooking at 10-year, 30-plus year and 80-year time frames, Axel Merk finds that including gold always enhanced risk-adjusted portfolio returns.
March 24, 2014
LLC or C Corp? The Tax Implications for AdvisorsA quick report on how changing my RIA practice's legal status had a big effect on my after-tax income.
March 21, 2014
PIMCO Replaced by TCW as Manager of $1.3 Billion Bond StrategyThe PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Fund will be renamed TCW Core Plus Bond Fund. The decision was made before Mohamed El-Erian's departure, sources said.
March 19, 2014
Subsidy gaps may explain low young adult enrollmentYoung people who thought they were going to get help paying for their insurance plans through PPACA may be out of luck.
March 19, 2014
Subsidy gaps may explain low young adult enrollmentYoung people who thought they were going to get help paying for their insurance plans through PPACA may be out of luck.
March 19, 2014
Junk Bonds at $2 Trillion as Gundlach Pulls BackTheyve squeezed all the toothpaste out of the tube, DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach says.
March 17, 2014
Top 20 Companies for Annuity Sales: 2013Total annuity sales, which include variable and fixed annuities, saw the largest quarterly percentage increase in 11 years, LIMRA reported.
March 11, 2014
Gross to Lighten Grip on Dissent at PIMCO: ReportMeanwhile, a PIMCO trustee criticizes Bill Gross $200 million salary.