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Advisors fear slow growth, see value in high-quality bonds: PGIM study
Treasuries rank as the most attractive fixed-income sector but advisor urges clients to diversify should economic environment suddenly change.
Think twice: The cost of being out of the market
Some investors mistakenly believe they can achieve superior results by trying to time the market, but this approach inevitably leads to missed opportunities.
Advisors debate how to make muni bond allocations count
The good news is that, broadly speaking, the picture looks really sound in muni world.
Why bonds are the best since the financial crisis
Investors are weighing prospect of higher rates for longer.
Single-bond ETF manager goes against current by asking SEC for mutual fund share class
There has been a trend away from mutual funds toward ETFs, but not in the 401(k) world, and fund provider F/m Investments sees that an opportunity.
Schwab to issue debt after news of job cuts
The longest-dated portion of the firm's senior unsecured notes, an 11-year fixed-to-floating-rate note, may yield about 2.05 percentage points over Treasuries.
BofA strategists warn bond investors of ‘5% world’
Bond traders are finally coming to the realization that the rock-bottom yields of recent history might be gone for good.
Equities provided institutions with a 2.3% median return in second quarter
Northern Trust research shows that tech sector stocks, especially AI, were among the winners.
Don’t fear the inverted yield curve
The most direct implication of the inverted curve isn't a recession, but that yields will be lower in the future.
S&P drops ESG scores from debt ratings
The company made the change in response to confusion among investors who use its corporate credit ratings.
Will long-dated Treasuries entice investors?
Or will higher yields repel buyers in the next round of refinancing?
Advisors take US debt downgrade in stride: ‘More to do with politics than economic stability’
'Not worth panicking about' — advisors caught off guard by Fitch's timing but remain sanguine.
Fitch downgrades US credit rating
In cutting its rating on US sovereign debt to AA from AAA, Fitch cited 'repeated debt limit standoffs and last-minute resolutions.'
Advisors tilt toward ETFs, growth stocks and investment-grade bonds: Fidelity
Advisors hail traditional benefits of ETFs while trend toward aggressive equity exposure shows how 'soft landing has replaced recession.'
Contentious ESG label dethroning green bonds, says former HSBC banker
While sustainability-linked bonds have come in for some criticism, they have the potential to dominate the roughly $6 trillion ethical debt market.
Are we set for a bonds bonanza?
BlackRock hails once-in-a-generation opportunity as advisor urges investors not to forget long-term goals.
Financial advisors expect latest inflation data to cool Fed’s jets
With inflation at its lowest level since March 2021, advisors are hoping the Fed can stop raising interest rates.
Why bonds are shaping up to be the new alternative investment
As the recession outlook moves further down the road, advisors see the Fed keeping rates higher for longer, boosting the appeal of fixed income.
Advisors prep clients for recession everyone anticipates but nobody can see
Consensus estimates are that the US economy will dip into recession later this year or early next year.
ESG-linked bonds add clauses that let them escape financial penalties
A quarter of sustainability-linked bonds, which typically pay higher interest if the issuer misses ESG targets, can be redeemed before any penalty is triggered, according to a new report.