The Federal Reserve has provided a moderating voice to markets by stating they have no intention of increasing interest rates until at least 2023, but market participants have decided not to wait for them to act, pushing 10-year yields higher by about 75...
Market Review Though the tumultuous 2020 finally came to an end, its polarizing effects continued to be felt into early 2021. Meanwhile, the 46% surge in Bitcoin suggested the possibility of new, alternative return sources. The year’s macroeconomic data began...
Is There a Better Investor Solution than the Fixed Income Index? Passive fixed income solutions, once perceived to be the answer to low risk investing, are no longer holding up against a changed market landscape. Interest rates – already in a downward trend for 40...
Are there better alternatives to invest in bonds given today’s fixed income market? In the current climate, investors have become increasingly concerned that fixed income investments will no longer perform as well as in the past. Some have even begun rotating out the...
Shinda Bickham and Hugh Tuomey discuss what these announcements really mean for investors. In layman’s terms, are low rates good or bad for investors? Shinda: It depends; low rates mean lower borrowing costs, but also mean lower yields for fixed income...
