Following the 2008 financial crisis, investors clung to the idea that “there is no alternative” to stocks, as bond yields bottomed out and even dipped into the negative in Japan…
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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…
3 Ways To Cash In On Cash
While stocks have gotten hammered this year, elevating the return on your cash has gotten much easier, writes Jason Zweig in a piece for The Wall Street Journal. One logical…
The Other Looming Doomsday Scenario
While many investors may see inflation as the biggest threat to their holdings, some are more worried about the possibility of the Fed exiting bonds, portends an article in The…
Everything Investors Need to Know About Federal Reserve Policy with Cullen Roche
There has been a lot of debate about Federal Reserve policy in the wake of the pandemic. But many of those involved in that debate want to promote a specific…
Why Aren’t Stocks Scared Of The Rates Move?
Analysts are scratching their heads trying to figure out why stocks aren’t more freaked out by the sudden move in short end of the rates curve lately, sounding the alarm…
Low Interest Rates Might Not Last Forever
A new book by Charles Goodhart (London School of Economics) and Manoj Pradhan (Talking Heads Macro) argues that the prolonged period of near-zero interest rates may be coming to an…
Interview: Liquidity Cascades with Corey Hoffstein (Ep. 45)
It has been said that the most dangerous words in investing are “this time is different”. But sometimes a confluence of factors come together to significantly change the character of…
Thinking Long Term with Near-Zero Interest Rates
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal reports that short-term rates may be held near zero for several more years, encouraging some to buy or refinance homes while triggering…
Seven Mind-Blowing Charts from the COVID-19 Crisis That Deserve Your Attention
By Justin Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) They say a picture is worth a thousand words. The pictures and charts outlined below may actually be worth much more: 30 million unemployed.$7 trillion on…