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.
Putnam Fixed Income Chief to Retire
By Jeff BermanMichael Salm has been named co-chief investment officer and will succeed Bill Kohli in mid-2021.
August 31, 2020
Active Equity Fund Investors Beat Indexers in Q2: DalbarThey withdrew less and invested more on a net basis compared to their passive fund counterparts.
August 31, 2020
Direxion Introduces Connected Consumer ETF: Portfolio ProductsAlso, T. Rowe Price is changing the strategy of its long-term U.S. Treasury fund from active to passive.
August 27, 2020
Why the Fed Can't Talk the U.S. Economy Into InflationJerome Powell knows the Fed is at the end of its rope; interest rates are near zero and taking them negative is a nonstarter.
August 27, 2020
Vanguard Reopens, Reorganizes Money Market FundsThe news comes about four months after the fund giant closed its Treasury Money Market Fund to new investors.
August 24, 2020
Stocks Climb to All-Time Highs Amid Treatment HopeThe S&P 500 climbed 1% to 3,431.41, the highest level on record, which built on the largest increase in over a week.
August 17, 2020
VanEck Model Portfolios Join Envestnet Platform: Portfolio ProductsAlso, Schwab reorganizes a high-yield municipal fund.
August 14, 2020
Low Rates Aren't Going Anywhere. Here's What That Means for Retirement Planning.I've got some bad news for you about the historical trend — and some advice on what you can do about it.