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.
Oppenheimer Buys Muni Shop in California
By Janet LevauxThe deal should bring Oppenheimer's 1,030 financial advisors and their clients greater access to municipal bonds in the Golden State.
May 29, 2020
Finke, Blanchett on 4% Rule: Retirement Success Is Flexibility, Not FixationRelying on a fixed withdrawal percentage is unrealistic, Michael Finke says in a ThinkAdvisor webinar.
May 29, 2020
Americans Ponder Savings Protection, Expect Further Stock Drops: Allianz LifeForty-five percent said they were willing to give up some potential gains in exchange for loss protection, the insurer found in a survey.
May 27, 2020
Fed Catalogs Devastation Wrought by Pandemic on U.S. Economy"Most contacts were pessimistic about the potential pace of recovery," according to the Beige Book report.
May 27, 2020
How Asset Managers Are Addressing the Threat of Negative YieldsIt may never happen, but that hasn't stopped firms from taking preemptive steps.
May 23, 2020
New Fed Bond Market Stabilization Fund Goes ShoppingThe SMCCF and its sister have invested $1.496 billion more in corporate bonds.
May 20, 2020
Reasons to Be Wary About the Stock Market RecoverySchwab strategists Jeffrey Kleintop, Liz Ann Sonders and Kathy Jones explain.
May 20, 2020
Fund Flows Turned Positive in April, but Investors Favored SafetyThey favored money market funds above all others, Morningstar reported.