Ultra-Short Fixed Income Implementation Ideas, Ben Becker, exchange traded fund (ETF) product specialist at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, will highlight the benefits of short duration, cash alternative
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There’s a New Kid on the Fixed-Income Block
Before we move any further, it’s important to lay out the distinctions between bail-in debt and more commonly known traditional contingent convertible bonds, or CoCos. These differences determine the securities’
Take a Look at ESGB Because Bonds Still Merit Attention
Of course, ESGB’s status as an actively managed ETF may also offer investors benefits in terms of mitigating duration risk, which is a primary consideration because the Federal Reserve likely has a few more rate
Shorten Your Duration While the Fed Extends Rate Hikes
The portfolio managers for AVSF organize the fund’s universe into component groups based on industry sector, credit rating, duration, country, and currency. “Participants judged that, as the stance of
Why Corporate Credit and Mortgage-Backed Securities Can Prosper in Rising Rate Environments
Farley, senior portfolio manager at Securitized Assets, Manulife Investment Management, will outline fixed income strategies, like corporate credit and mortgage-backed securities, that can help financial
EE Bonds Vs. I Bonds
The upshot: Although EE Bonds were a sound investment, paying 90% of the prevailing yield on five-year Treasuries, while providing their owners the additional benefits of a put option and a tax shelter, I Bonds were far
High Yield Corporate Bond Sales Bigger in 1 Day Than in All of July
Bloomberg noted that on Thursday, August 4, just two companies managed to sell a total of $2 billion of high yield bonds that day, which was more than was sold in the entire month of July. “Our initial product
I Bonds Forever?
Another reason, albeit longer-ranging, to mull FLHY is that some high-level investors are expressing faith in the possibilities of a high yield rebound by forming new distressed debt funds. On the other hand, with
Institutional Investors Eye Distressed Debt
Launched in October of 2021 to provide precision ETF exposure for fixed income investors, BondBloxx was co-founded by ETF industry leaders Leland Clemons, Joanna Gallegos, Tony Kelly, Mark Miller, Brian
Morningstar Taps 2 Vanguard ETFs for Core Bond Exposure
Launched in October of 2021 to provide precision ETF exposure for fixed income investors, BondBloxx was co-founded by ETF industry leaders Leland Clemons, Joanna Gallegos, Tony Kelly, Mark Miller, Brian
USHY Sees Risk From Rates Not Accomplishing Inflation Smash
Assuming as a starting point that inflation is only a demand-side issue, which it isn’t, would require about a base risk-free rate of 6% to stop it. If disinflation isn’t accomplished, then real rates rise and hurt the value of
The Best Bond ETFs
Do investors need bonds in their portfolios? The question is, of course, a personal one. Investors with goals in the three- to 10-year range—say, buying a new home, retiring within the next decade, or sending your
Consider CLOs for Unique Income Opportunities
Interest rates are rising, crimping a variety of income-generating assets in the process. However, real yields aren’t satisfactory, putting some income investors in a bind. With aggregate bond strategies, it’s an appropriate
How the Most Widely Held Bond Funds Did in the Second Quarter
Investors in the most widely held bond funds saw across-the-board losses in the second quarter, as stubbornly high inflation and rising interest rates took their toll on returns.