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.
Top Portfolio Products: Winklevoss Twins File Bitcoin ETF
By Marlene Y. SatterIn recent portfolio developments, the brothers of Facebook fame filed a Bitcoin ETF with the SEC, and Thornburgs Developing World Fund went global.
July 02, 2013
Viewing Interest Rate Volatility Risk Through an Options LensFor most clients, the objective of fixed income is yield; for others, the goal is to dampen the volatility of their equity portfolio. Options offer the possibility to do both.
July 01, 2013
Morningstar ’13: Gamma in FocusPossibly the most valuable content at the Morningstar Investment Conference, held June 12-14 in Chicago, is a rather technical session on the subject of…
July 01, 2013
Unprecedented Muni Deal Will Gut Investors in Alabama Sewer ProjectThe costly sewage system revamp in Jefferson Counly, Ala., looks like a raw deal for muni debt holders who, for the first time, will be forced to accept a loss of principal.
June 29, 2013
A Surprising Opportunity for Possible YieldBank loan funds have "no upside," says Mark Okada of Highland Capital, so why are they so appealing?
June 28, 2013
Vanguard Wraps Up Benchmark Switch, Taps Muni Bond Fund ManagersThe fund giant moves 22 index funds with $650 billion in assets to FTSE and CRSP benchmarks, including popular emerging-markets products.
June 28, 2013
Bond Mutual Funds, ETFs Post Record OutflowThe $61.7 billion outflow far exceeds the previous record set at the height of the financial crisis in October 2008.
June 28, 2013
Where to Invest When Safe Havens CrumbleFor decades we thought Treasury bonds were the safe haven, and look at whats happened in the last two months, a BNY Mellon researcher said.