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.
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June 12, 2013
MSRB Warns Investors, BDs About Sequestration’s Impact on Direct-Pay BondsThe MSRB warned investors Wednesday to be aware of the terms of certain types of direct-pay municipal bonds to better understand any potential impact the federal sequestration has on them.
June 10, 2013
Vanguard Study Boosts TDFs, Plugs Financial AdvisorsA recently released Vanguard study goes some distance to rehabilitate the image of target-date funds, which are often seen as lacking in sophistication.
June 10, 2013
PIMCO’s Gross: Fed in a Corner, Will ‘Taper’ by Year’s EndIts hard to have a market for Treasuries when the Fed owns them all, PIMCO co-CIO Bill Gross says.
June 07, 2013
Top Portfolio Products: New Utility, Infrastructure ETFsDeutsche Asset & Wealth Management launched the two new X-trackers funds, and CMG Capital Management rolled out a global equity product.
June 07, 2013
MFS Sees Pent-Up Demand Fueling 2013 GrowthJames Swanson, MFS chief investment strategist, also warned boomers against tying up too much money in U.S. government bonds.
June 05, 2013
Curian Survey: Advisors Surprise on Interest Rates, Social MediaA survey of 2,000 advisors found that advisors are optimistic about the economy compared with previous years.
June 05, 2013
PIMCO’s Gross Warns: Get Out of Market, Fed’s QE Chemo Treatment FailingThe lifeblood of Americas ailing economythe Fed's QE planmay be anemic, oxygen-starved, or even leukemic, warns bond king Bill Gross in his latest missive to shareholders.