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.
Fed Says U.S. Economy Has Slowed, but Takes No New Action
By Martin CrustsingerThe Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is losing strength and repeated a pledge to take further steps to stimulate growth, but it took no new action.
July 31, 2012
What’s your Net Promoter Score?If you dont know what your clients think of you, you will never get a referral.
July 31, 2012
DIAs: Planting Their Roots in Fertile Soil for GrowthAt a time when many life insurers are scaling back or eliminating product guarantees because their balance sheets are strained, many advisors will be heartened to learn that one product boasting an attractive combination of guaranteed income, high rate of return and tax advantages is becoming more widely available: the...
July 31, 2012
PIMCO’s Gross: ‘The Cult of Equity Is Dying’Bill Gross is causing quite a stir (again). The chairman of PIMCO wrote in his August commentary that, going forward, investors will not experience the annual 6.6% real return on equities that they have seen since 1912.
July 31, 2012
SEC Wants More Power Over Muni Bond MarketThe 165-page report asks Congress for sweeping reforms, focusing on two key areas of concern: disclosure and market structure
July 30, 2012
Patton’s Fund Picks, Pt. 3: Bond FundsIn the third of a series of blogs, advisor Mike Patton shares his top picks in four different categories of fixed-income mutual funds.
July 26, 2012
Congress can’t be trusted to fix itself (Atlantic)Bob Kerrey is the current Democratic nominee for the Nebraska Senate seat, which he held from 1989 to 2001. Away from the game for 11 years, Kerrey is not happy with how Congress has changed.
July 23, 2012
European Crisis Biggest Factor When Advising Clients: SurveysAdvisors polled in recent studies by kasina and OppenheimerFunds agreed that the debt crisis in Europe is having the biggest impact on the advice they give to clients.