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.
Preparing Clients for Reality of Obamacare Investment Tax
By William H. Byrnes, Robert BloinkAn additional 3.8% tax on investment income will be implemented in less than six months, and your high-income clients will need advice on how to reposition their investments to minimize its effect.
July 18, 2012
Housing Starts Rise, but Watch for Housing StopsWhile Wednesdays housing-starts data suggest a possible comeback in the battered sector, a new study of trends among older Americans suggests that housing stops are a factor once Americans hit 75.
July 18, 2012
Inactivity “killing as many as smoking” (BBC)Researchers findings, recently published in the Lancet, estimate roughly one-third of adults are not active enough and that it is causing 5.3 million deaths per year
July 17, 2012
63% - Most young adults know peers who have moved back in with parents (Pew Research)Parents with household incomes of $100,000 or more are just as likely as those with incomes under $30,000 to say a child has moved back in.
July 16, 2012
Estate Planners: 5 New Taxes to WatchCome January, certain clients could be facing higher tax bills. Get ready now to help them cope later.
July 16, 2012
Estate Planners: 5 New Taxes to WatchCome January, certain clients could be facing higher tax bills. Get ready now to help them cope later.
July 16, 2012
Asset Manager Urges San Bernardino Bondholders: Don’t PanicAs municipal bondholders worry about how to protect themselves from the impending bankruptcy of San Bernardino, Calif., separate account bond manager Asset Dedication is telling clients not to panic.
July 13, 2012
PIMCO’s Gross Sees Jump in Jobless Rate Next YearWhat happened to his optimism? PIMCO Chairman Bill Gross, traditionally a Fed cheerleader, increasingly doesnt like what he sees.