The bond market has surged back after a tough 2022, and in spite of the uncertainty about interest rates, many top bond investors are optimistic about bonds’ future, reports an…
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The 5% World
As investors fear the Fed will continue raising interest rates well into this year, bond yields are falling, which means they can once again protect the rest of your portfolio,…
A Good Start to 2023 For Bonds
The U.S. bond market has been off to a good start for 2023, making investors hopeful that the brutality of 2022 is behind them, reports an article in The Wall…
Global Bond Sales Start Off 2023 With Record $600 Billion
The new issue market is booming, starting off 2023 with sales of nearly $600 billion, fueled by a worldwide rally that’s seen every type of bond soar 4.1%, reports an…
For First Time In A Decade, Bonds Are Exciting
DoubleLine founder Jeffrey Gundlach is “excited for 2023” after last year’s bond market selloff, reports an article in CityWire. Gundlach made the remarks during a recent webcast, where he also…
Setting Up A “Bond Ladder” That Yields 4% to 5%
Bond ladders—a portfolio built on individual bonds or funds with regular maturities where the principal is then reinvested in longer-term holdings—may be an appealing approach in the current market, contends…
Talking Convexity, Interest Rates and the Future of Inflation with Harley Bassman
In this episode we are joined by Harley Bassman, Managing Partner at Simplify ETFs. Harley’s work on convexity and how to utilize it in portfolios earned him the nickname the…
The Best Sources For Bond Market Income
Fixed-income investments have generally been seen as a stable source of regular income in portfolios, but that approach hasn’t worked this year as the U.S. bond market experiences its worst…
Can Your Bond Fund Keep Up With The Fed?
If the Fed raises rates as vigorously as expected this year, bond investors could get slammed, writes Jason Zweig in a piece for The Wall Street Journal. Of course, how…
Bond Routs Are Still Casting Shadows Over Wall Street
Nearly 30 years later, the 1994 bond rout still casts its shadow over Wall Street, and it raised its spectral head once again when Fed Chairman Jerome Powell called it…
