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.
Vanguard Execs Have Some Words of Wisdom for Advisors
By Bernice NapachCEO Tim Buckley and Advisor Services head Tom Rampulla discuss the COVID-era realities advisors are facing.
July 28, 2020
Pension Offers vs. Lump Sum DistributionsA question about what to do about severance may be the start of a much longer conversation.
July 28, 2020
Corporate Bond Funds Are Weak Where They Look Weak: ResearchersThree economists say COVID-19-related bond fund outflows correlated well with obvious signs of fragility.
July 28, 2020
Why Big Endowments and Foundations Beat Small Ones in Q1BNY Mellon found that while smaller endowments and foundations did better in 2019, performance lagged in 2020. Here's why.
July 28, 2020
Wells Fargo Plans to Offer Its First ETFThe bank has filed with the SEC for an ETF trust and an Ultra Short Duration Income ETF.
July 27, 2020
Big Weekly Inflows for Bonds, Gold, Cash: BofAThe bank lays out two "great" themes on investors' minds this summer.
July 21, 2020
5 Things Congress' Own Retirement Analysts Are Saying About AnnuitiesOne of the CRS analysts' ideas: Make retirement plan participants decide about annuitization early.
July 21, 2020
Judy Shelton Moves a Big Step Closer to Joining Fed BoardA Senate Banking panel voted in favor of the economist, who has questioned the Fed's authority.