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.
What Do We Do as the Rich Get Richer?
By Gil WeinreichDuring the 2009-2011 economic recovery, the richest Americans captured all of the economys income gainsand then some, new research shows.
February 14, 2013
PIMCO’s El-Erian: Prepare for More Currency Confusion"Within the last 24 hours, G-7 officials issued a currency statement, 'clarified' it and then criticized the clarification," the PIMCO CEO wrote on Thursday.
February 12, 2013
Prudential Financial posts loss in fourth quarterFor 2012, Prudentials net income was $412 million, down from $3.4 billion in 2011.
February 12, 2013
Prudential Financial posts loss in fourth quarterFor 2012, Prudentials net income was $412 million, down from $3.4 billion in 2011.
February 11, 2013
Largest ETF Firms Still See Ample Room for GrowthOnly 3% of households today own ETFs; less than 50% of FAs use ETFs on a regular basis, said ProShares CEO Michael Sapir at the InsideETFs Conference.
February 08, 2013
Schwab Seeks to Lead in ETF EducationCharles Schwab announced its game-changing commission-free ETF platform to much fanfare on Thursday, but less heralded has been a new ETF education resource launched last year that could help advisors use these ETFs.
February 07, 2013
Meredith Whitney: Government Case Against S&P ‘Hard to Believe’She discussed the governments case against the ratings agency, her municipal bond call and her thoughts on new Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat.
February 06, 2013
ETF Addicts to Get Fill at Year’s Biggest EventThe worlds largest gathering of advisors, investors and service providers focused on exchange-traded products opens Sunday in sunny Florida where the temperatures should be about 80 degrees but where discussions of hot relate strictly to investments.