Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

At the Illinois Bankers Association’s annual conference in Nashville, organized on June 23, 2017, St. Louis’s Federal Reserve president, James Bullard, sounded dovish about the US economy.

US Treasuries (GOVT) had another roller coaster ride this week due in part to the conflicting views from Fed members and weaker-than-expected economic data.

Yields in the shorter timeframe such as the two-year yield (SHY) and T-notes (SCHO) are rising more than the ten-year or the 30-year (TLT) yields.

The US ten-year yield fell to 2.1% after the weak US data report, US inflation showed a decline of 0.1%, and retail sales fell by 0.3% for May 2017.

Bond yields of U.S. Treasuries managed to recover from the losses of the previous week. Demand for US bonds receded.

US Treasuries (SCHO) rallied all through the previous week supported by heavy safe-haven inflows into US bonds.

US bond markets are trading on the expectation of an interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve in June 2017. Last week, bond yields extended their slides.

Amid its financial chaos, Greek manufacturing activity rose in April 2017, though it remains below the acceptable mark of 50.

In its last meeting in March, the Fed increased interest rates (SCHZ) by 0.25% and sounded hawkish about the US economy.

Investors generally invest in high-yield bonds (BND) when there are expectations for higher growth in the economy.

There isn’t much difference between a conventional bond and a green bond (GRNB), also known as a climate bond. Both have similar risk-return profiles.

COMPARING DIVIDEND YIELDS ACROSS ASSET CLASSES  Since 1999, approximately half of the total return of the Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index has come from dividends. During periods of heightened volatility, this income could act as a buffer and may mitigate negative price movements. Historically, the Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index has produced higher […]

President-elect Donald Trump’s tax reforms could bring cheers from taxpayers, but the tax bracket changes may not be well received by muni bond investors.

Richard Bernstein believes that investors’ flocking to fixed-income products and shunning equities has increased their risk.

After the release of the FOMC’s November statement, Bill Gross said that monetary policy in the United States is steadily moving toward normalization, though its pace is slow.

REITs (IYR)(VNQ) are known for their high dividend yields, outclassing almost all other broad market indices.

Moving on to the fixed income space, the Janus team sees holding duration in portfolios as a risk.

The rally in the US Dollar Index can be correlated to two important events: the dot-com bubble crisis in 1999 and the Argentine debt crisis in 2001.

During the 1999–2002 dot-com bubble crisis, the US 2-Year Treasury yield fell by 74%. It made a high of 6.9% in May 2000 and a low of 1.8% in September 2002.

In his “Economic Principles at Work” template, Ray Dalio identifies four ways any world (ACWI)(VTI)(VEU) economy can deleverage. Find out why this matters.

According to Ray Dalio, the Fed needs to study the long-term debt cycle in order to understand the huge downside risks that currently face the US economy.

Higher volatility calls for you to rethink your strategy. After being calm for most of 2014, both bonds (AGG)(BND) and stocks have experienced volatility this year.

Can the US dollar rally continue? What does this mean for commodities? Russ answers these queries in his latest Ask Russ installment.

The calculation of a bond ETF’s underlying value is going to be less precise than a stock ETF’s underlying value.

Alternative investments seek to provide a hedge against various market risks by following hedge fund-like strategies.

Corporate debt is divided into investment-grade and high-yield on the basis of the credit risk associated with the issuer. Credit rating agencies issue ratings to corporations and debt issuance on the basis of associated credit risk.