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Expecting small-cap or energy boom from Trump? Don't be so sure.
INVESTING RIAS NOV 22, 2024
Expecting small-cap or energy boom from Trump? Don't be so sure.

Much as observers predicted strong returns for domestic small-cap value and the energy sector ahead of Trump's first term, the same enthusiastic assumptions this time around may be too simplistic, panelists at the Charles Schwab Impact conference said.

Fidelity, Vanguard expand their active ETF shelves
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 21, 2024
Fidelity, Vanguard expand their active ETF shelves

Fidelity's new launches offer stock exposure across different regions, while Vanguard adds to expand its muni ETF menu.

Taking headlines out of clients' heads
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 19, 2024
Taking headlines out of clients' heads

How financial planner is taking advantage of interest rate trends without taking undue investment risk.

Calm Powell reassures asset managers
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 18, 2024
Calm Powell reassures asset managers

Federal Reserve Chair was "neutral" in comments after November rate cut – and the election – but was clear that he won’t be pressured to leave his job by Trump.

Stigma a distant memory, securitized bonds are now an advisor's best friend
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 13, 2024
Stigma a distant memory, securitized bonds are now an advisor's best friend

Up from the ashes of the great financial crisis, securitized bonds are being added to more client portfolios.

December rate cut calls build following in-line inflation data
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 13, 2024
December rate cut calls build following in-line inflation data

CPI data from October revived bond traders' hopes that the Fed can keep leaning dovish in its final interest rate decision of the year.

Wall Street set for holiday bonus bonanza
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 12, 2024
Wall Street set for holiday bonus bonanza

Investment bankers are ready to reap the biggest rewards after a strong year for underwriters, and mergers and acquisitions, a new report says.

Trump victory threatens key muni tax break in hunt for revenue
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 11, 2024
Trump victory threatens key muni tax break in hunt for revenue

The muni tax exemption is under the spotlight as Republicans edge closer to total control.

Time to cash out of cash? Advisors offer their suggestions
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 11, 2024
Time to cash out of cash? Advisors offer their suggestions

Wealth managers weigh in on what to do with their cash positions if the Fed keeps cutting rates.

Harris paid the price for inflation. Now, advisors explain how to get ahead of it.
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 06, 2024
Harris paid the price for inflation. Now, advisors explain how to get ahead of it.

Wealth managers offer strategies for portfolio protection against the scourge of inflation.

What Trump could mean for equities and fixed income
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 06, 2024
What Trump could mean for equities and fixed income

Donald Trump will again be president next year, and with Republican majorities in Congress, some industries stand to benefit from regulatory cuts.

Western Asset's flagship bond fund sinks below $10B amid investor panic
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 04, 2024
Western Asset's flagship bond fund sinks below $10B amid investor panic

The Franklin Templeton subsidiary's key fixed income fund has bled $11.1 billion in assets year-to-date amid a federal investigation of the firm's star trader and CIO Ken Leech.

Investors can’t tell if Fed rate cuts are a trick or treat
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 01, 2024
Investors can’t tell if Fed rate cuts are a trick or treat

Consumers appear skeptical of the Fed's timing of the rate cut in September and another that could come next week.

Wealth managers eyeing municipal bonds ahead of tax cut sunsets
INVESTING FIXED INCOME OCT 31, 2024
Wealth managers eyeing municipal bonds ahead of tax cut sunsets

Some advisors are waiting for the election before adding more muni-bonds. Others are getting a head start.

Is this bull market getting scary? Financial advisors weigh in
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 31, 2024
Is this bull market getting scary? Financial advisors weigh in

With Halloween in the air, wealth managers discuss their stock market nightmares.

BlackRock broadening iShares lineup with bond ladder ETFs
INVESTING ETFS OCT 29, 2024
BlackRock broadening iShares lineup with bond ladder ETFs

Building on its pioneering defined maturity ETF suite, the new ETF funds-of-funds aim to give advisors a simple way to deploy the classic risk management strategy.

Bond vigilantes could make a comeback, says Ed Yardeni
INVESTING FIXED INCOME OCT 28, 2024
Bond vigilantes could make a comeback, says Ed Yardeni

A glaring absence of deficit discussions ahead of the November 5 presidential election could set the stage for movement in the fixed income markets.

Blackstone-owned Hipgnosis plots $1.47B music bond sale
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 25, 2024
Blackstone-owned Hipgnosis plots $1.47B music bond sale

The new debt issuance will be backed by royalties from chart-topping artists like Shakira, Journey, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Treasury slide reaches third day as Fed rate cut bets fade
INVESTING FIXED INCOME OCT 23, 2024
Treasury slide reaches third day as Fed rate cut bets fade

Speculation of a potential Trump win in pivotal November 5 presidential election, and subsequent inflation risks, is helping to push up yields.

Leaning into world's riskiest bonds a loser's game, warns Pimco
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS OCT 22, 2024
Leaning into world's riskiest bonds a loser's game, warns Pimco

The leading fixed income asset manager advises investors to fight the "temptation" to run into crowded high-yielding emerging markets.