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 10 Advisors Are Handling Market Volatility Now: Advisors' Advice
By Bernice NapachHere's what advisors are saying and doing to calm clients' fears and keep their portfolios on track.
January 27, 2022
4 Tips for Working With Clients When Markets Are VolatileMarket swings create opportunities for outreach, since they often lead to acute emotional responses in many investors.
January 27, 2022
Ameriprise Continues to Adjust Life and Annuity Products for Low RatesThe company plans to end sales of its last remaining variable annuity living benefits rider by June 30.
January 27, 2022
7 Best States to Find Prime Annuity ProspectsIn these states, more households have a high income and are headed by people ages 45 to 64.
January 26, 2022
Investors Say No to Gendered Advice, MarketingBut most respondents to a Hartford Funds survey said men and women had different financial needs.
January 26, 2022
COVID Waves in 2020 Caused Bigger U.S Death Rate Spike Than 1918 Flu: ActuariesThe new SOA analysis does not include the two huge waves of deaths that occurred in 2021.
January 26, 2022
Fed Signals Liftoff 'Soon,' Sees Asset-Reduction Start AfterwardFed chair Jerome Powell and other officials aren't "going to shrink the balance sheet until after they start raising rates," noted Guggenheim Partners CIO Scott Minerd.
January 26, 2022
Does January's Stock Slide Portend a Down Year?DataTrek co-founder Nicholas Colas provides some historical food for thought.