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.
Bond Fund Bloodletting Continues in August
By John SullivanRedemptions of $114.1 billion since the start of June mark an "enormous shift" for the bond world, TrimTabs says.
August 15, 2013
Income riders and parachutes: 3 key questionsAdvisors must explain to clients considering an income rider on a fixed annuity what the cost and benefits are.
August 15, 2013
Income riders and parachutes: 3 key questionsAdvisors must explain to clients considering an income rider on a fixed annuity what the cost and benefits are.
August 13, 2013
Will Nebraska Bail Out Illinois? News AnalysisWhen the scale of the pension problem becomes manifest in current state budgeting, will politicians seek to nationalize the problem with a taxpayer bailout, ask fiscally prudent Nebraska to help profligate Illinois?
August 13, 2013
What’s a Fixed Income Investor to Do? Try Alt Asset ClassesFor asset allocation portfolios built on the proposition that bonds act as a counterbalance to stock volatility, its time to consider some alternatives.
August 12, 2013
Laddered income — back to the futureIncome riders on annuities may not address all your clients concerns. A better alternative is a laddered income program.
August 12, 2013
Laddered income — back to the futureIncome riders on annuities may not address all your clients concerns. A better alternative is a laddered income program.
August 09, 2013
Stifel Beats Estimates on Solid Private-Client ResultsThe company has nearly 2,070 advisors, who produce the majority of its new revenue as of the second quarter.