Matt Tucker: There’s been much ado about high yield bond ETFs in the media for a while now. And with good reason – after a six month stint as the asset class of choice for yield-hungry investors, these funds have been riding a roller coaster of late, Read more…
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Del Stafford: Recently my group has seen an increase in client conversations around the prospect of inflation and rising rates. The combination of recent weak economic news and strong equity market performance and commodity prices has caused some investors to think more about these things as they shape their Read more…
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Karen Schenone: Ever wonder how to use all the fixed income ETFs out there? We have a tool for that! Read more…
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David Fry: Junk bond ETFs have seen record inflows of investor money over the past year, growing as much as 68%, but investors may not be aware of the substantial risks that junk bond investments pose. Read more…
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Matt Tucker: In my last blog, I recapped 2011 and how it turned out to be the year of unmet investor expectations. Instead of interest rates rising, they fell. Instead of the municipal bond market suffering from widespread defaults, it fared better than in 2010. Read more…
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Keith Fitz-Gerald: The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond fell as low as 1.976% on Thursday – the lowest yield in recent history. Read more…
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Investors have been slowly embracing exchange-traded products as a tool for accessing fixed income exposure in recent years, gradually becoming more comfortable with the nuances of bond Read more…
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