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.
10th Annual SMA Managers of the Year Revealed; Tom Johnson Takes Top Honors
By James J. GreenThe 10th annual SMA Managers of the Year were announced at the Envestnet Advisor Summit, honoring seven winners in five categories.
May 14, 2014
7 Threats That Can Derail a Client’s RetirementBeyond basic threats to retirement income like market risk and interest rate risk, here are seven issues that advisors often overlook.
May 13, 2014
Investors Hope for 10% Return, Yet Shy From Risk: NatixisAmericans are mostly risk-averse yet expect aggressive returns on their investments in order to comfortably fund retirement, Natixis finds.
May 12, 2014
Investors Flee Bubbly Valuations, Seek Value: TrimTabsTrimTabs CEO David Santschi says investors have made a massive shift from growth to value stocks this spring, creating opportunity for traders sifting through carnage.
May 12, 2014
A Tactical Bond Fund With a TwistWith zero GDP growth (sorry, stocks) and cash paying essentially zero, heres a bond fund that may make the grade for clients.
May 12, 2014
Alan Blinder’s Concern Over Economy, Rates and What Fed Can Do: VideoPrinceton Professor Alan Blinder, a former vice chairman of the Fed, talks with ThinkAdvisors Jamie Green about the economy and the Fed, at IMCAs annual conference.
May 09, 2014
Kleintop: Forget Bonds; Your Portfolio Needs ‘James Bond’Theres no high in high yield, LPL guru Jeffrey Kleintop said during an entertaining and insightful panel discussion at IMCA conference.
May 08, 2014
Uncertainty hurts Unum disability resultsRates are low -- and seem likely to rise. Cash has been a burdensome king.