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.
Why Dividend-Paying Stocks Remain Attractive
By Alan E. MuschottMore, and more diverse, companies paying dividends, high cash levels on corporate balance sheets and a continued search for income among investors all bode well for dividend-paying stocks.
August 07, 2013
Funds to Watch: What Investors Are Eyeing NowMorningstar's most-researched funds list reveals some possible portfolio trends among advisors and investors.
August 06, 2013
Signs of ‘Great Rotation’ as Inflows Hit Record for U.S. Equity FundsAs PIMCO and DoubleLine see outflows, TrimTabs CEO David Santschi says the strong enthusiasm for equities should give contrarians pause.
August 05, 2013
3 Areas of Alternative Mutual Fund GrowthIf you could build your own mutual fund, what would it include?
August 01, 2013
Why Bond Prices Won’t Go (Straight) Down—Searching for Alpha for August 2013The recent downtick of the CPI to 1.40% should put a little wind in the sale of Treasury prices, which should help equity prices.
July 29, 2013
Long/Short Credit Garner Growing Interest by Funds: CerulliInterest rate risk, reduced volatility, added diversification all fuel increasing demand for this strategy.
July 26, 2013
SIFMA Pushes for Higher Muni Trading StandardThe industry group is asking the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board to follow its suggestions for the good of investors.
July 26, 2013
Top Portfolio Products: WisdomTree Launches Small-Cap Dividend Growth FundBondDesk, S&P Capital IQ team on odd-lot fixed income pricing service; Direxion announces splits on nine ETFs.