Perspectives

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Build Asset Management Launches the BUILD Bond Innovation ETF (BFIX)

Announcing the launch of a new ETF: the BUILD Bond Innovation ETF (ticker: BFIX on the New York Stock Exchange).

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Negative bond yields spell big trouble for institutional investors

Matt Dines shares his thoughts on how negative interest rates are not a sustainable asset allocation for today’s managers.

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Munis off to rocky start to week, with returns in the red

Matt Dines is quoted this week in The Bond Buyer, highlighting cases for and against the coming restrictive monetary policy by the Fed.

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Rising rates for bonds: How a journey back to normal might look

Matt Dines shares his thoughts on what a potential journey back to "normal" interest rates might imply for bond investors.

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Cause and Effect: Navigating The Consequences of Zero Interest Rate and Easy Money Policies

For the past four decades, bonds have been on a great run. Investing in bonds today will in most cases yield you a negative real return.

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For fixed-income investors, waiting for a return to normal rates may not be an option

Matt Dines discusses the implications of persistent public debt growth and low interest rates on investors seeking low-rise yield.