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.
How to Create Your Election Portfolio
By Joyce HansonIt wont be long before the presidential election is upon us. Will your portfolio be ready? Analysts from Russell, OppenheimerFunds and more say how to reposition portfolios before Nov. 6.
September 10, 2012
Today’s Bond Yields Are ‘Financial Repression’: Vanguard ExpertKen Volpert, head of Vanguards Taxable Bond Group, wants to be sure that bond investors are prepared for what lies aheadnamely small to negative returns.
September 07, 2012
Top Portfolio Products: Global X Launches Junior Miners ETFNew products introduced over the last week include a junior miners ETF from Global X Funds and a low-duration bond fund from Scout Investments. In addition, Envestnet has partnered with Fund Evaluation Group.
September 07, 2012
Stop beating up the richMost large accumulations of wealth today are earned, not inherited. So why such a backlash against the 1%?
September 06, 2012
Investors, Tune Out ‘Election Noise’ and Focus on Long Term: Wells Fargo Advisors ReportInvestors would be wise to tune out the election noise and any short-term market gyrations and focus on their long-term investment strategy, a new report by Wells Fargo Advisors says.
September 06, 2012
Nomura to Scale Down Global PresenceThe Japanese brokerage firm Nomura Holdings plans to seek nearly half of a planned $1 billion in savings from cutting European and Middle Eastern operations, with the rest to come from the Americas and Asia.
September 06, 2012
ECB Holds Rates as Draghi Reveals PlanThe ECB held interest rates where they were as its president, Mario Draghi, presented his bond-buying plan designed to save the euro.
September 05, 2012
PIMCO’s Bill Gross: ‘The Age of Inflation Is Upon Us’When yields are too low and risk spreads too narrow, lending is at risk. What's an investor to do?