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.
Funds for Rising Interest Rates
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPA group of financial advisors explains the 10-plus funds they consider advantageous in a climate with rising interest rates and how they use these products to better position clients.
May 17, 2010
Product Ideas For Assured Income FlowsInterest in assured income flows has never been stronger. The Following are some thoughts on how those flows can be achieved.
May 16, 2010
Product Ideas For Assured Income FlowsInterest in assured income flows has never been stronger. The Following are some thoughts on how those flows can be achieved.
May 14, 2010
How Many Taxpayers Earn A High Income?There were more high-income taxpayers in 2007 than the year before, according to a new report from the Internal Revenue Service.
May 14, 2010
Mutual Fund Wrap-Up: Fund Flows Have Strong Q1, AprilMorningstar data says inflows through April 2010 stand at $165 billion; financial funds are doing well; Fidelity launches a corporate-bond fund, and SteelPath rolls out MLP products.
May 01, 2010
Risky Funds DominateFund strategies of all types in the taxable-fixed income arena posted positive gains for the first quarter in 2010 and were led by the riskiest...
May 01, 2010
Annuity Analytics: Penn Mutual's PPP Living BenefitPRODUCT REVIEW The great debate of our time -- or at least within the halls of economics departments around the country -- is whether the U.S....
April 30, 2010
Markets Down for the Week; Fund Flows Keep Rolling Inajor U.S. stock markets ended the week of April 26 down slightly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined about 2 percent and ended the week...