Fixed Income

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INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 09, 2018
Advisers expect candor and clarity from new Fed chairman

Jerome Powell's background in financial services is viewed as a plus.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 09, 2018
Despite January's run-up in stocks, investors headed to bonds

More than $46 billion went to taxable bonds last month, versus $17 billion flowing into stock funds and ETFs.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 08, 2018
Retirement savers flee stocks as market slides

Over the past week, 401(k) participants have been trading much more than usual, moving from equities into fixed income and money funds.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 08, 2018
Stocks resume slide as bond yields climb

Treasury 10-year yield is trading at a four-year high at 2.85%, stoking fears of Fed tightening

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 08, 2018
Alternative funds suddenly look a whole lot better

The market sell-off highlights the virtues of hedging.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 08, 2018
Stocks enter correction territory amid renewed interest-rate fears

The S&P 500 is now more than 10% off the record it hit on Jan. 26

INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 07, 2018
Exchange-traded notes add another layer of risk

ETNs tied to volatility took a beating when stocks plunged.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 07, 2018
Bill Gross fares worst among go-anywhere bond managers as stocks slide

His Janus Henderson fund fell 0.8% on Monday, the most in a year.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 01, 2018
Treasury market pummeled in its worst January since 2009

'Melt-up' of yields pushes 10-year to 2.74%, its highest level since 2014

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 01, 2018
Former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan sees bubbles in stocks and bonds

The bond market's bubble will be the "critical issue," he says, and links that to the growing federal deficit.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 01, 2018
Pimco views 3% 10-year yield as buying opportunity

Other managers argue that level on Treasury note signals a bear market in bonds.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 01, 2018
Stock market's rally has room to run, Jeremy Siegel says

WisdomTree investment strategist says equities 'are nowhere near as expensive as bonds.'

INVESTING FIXED INCOME JAN 31, 2018
The good and mostly bad of rising interest rates

While bond prices are falling, higher interest payments cushion the blow.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 24, 2018
Bridgewater's Dalio says bonds face biggest bear market since '80s

Hedge fund manager sees the Federal Reserve tightening policy faster than expected.

Fintech startup wants to help advisers find and sell muni bonds
INVESTING FINTECH JAN 23, 2018
Fintech startup wants to help advisers find and sell muni bonds

280 CapMarkets says its Bond Navigator product is like Zillow for bonds

INVESTING FIXED INCOME JAN 19, 2018
Bond investors have more to worry about than a government shutdown

Inflation worries, international rates pushing Treasuries yields higher.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME JAN 12, 2018
Tax bill SALT reduction could raise demand for munis

Strategists say residents of high tax states may be eager to find ways to reduce what they owe government.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME JAN 11, 2018
Bear market for bonds has arrived, Gross says

10-year Treasury rate's move above 2.5% confirms outlook for fixed income, legendary bond manager says.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME JAN 06, 2018
2018 outlook in bond investing calls for change

Five fixed income experts prophesize about a year of increasing rates.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME JAN 04, 2018
Morgan Stanley slashes junk bond allocation

The $2 trillion firm sees recession risks rising and tax-cuts boost as short-lived.