Bonds

Rising rates threaten the safe-haven status of bonds, long the designated driver to our tipsy friend, equities, writes Eben Burr.

Judging by a recent survey, reports of the classic investment strategy's "death" are greatly exaggerated.

Devoting an ETF to a single bond may not just be a gimmick. It could solve a lot of the problems with bond trading, writes Jared Dillian.

Looking at investments through a risk lens can provide clues to where the economy is headed.

Obits for the traditional investing approach may be premature, according to a newsletter for Vanguard investors.

Hedged strategies out of favor since the 2007-08 financial crisis could prove useful to older investors in today’s downward-moving markets.

Use the “head fake” market rally to reduce interest-rate risk in your clients’ portfolios before the Fed rejoins the inflation battle.

While we don’t foresee a rapid increase in yields bloodying the nose of bond markets, we acknowledge that this has happened in the past and investors should be prepared.

The climate of late suggests bonds are losing their value as hedges.

While a host of factors are at play behind the bond-stock relationship, one thing that links them together is the perception of growth.

Despite smaller growth amid the coronavirus last year, FP’s 36th annual survey revealed the significant level of business raked in by 46 wealth managers.

Will the sector embrace the global trend toward greater transparency?

Market leaders present their viewpoints on the macroeconomic picture and prospects for the U.S. munis market.

While I bonds can be a worthwhile investment, they're not as useful for high-net-worth investors close to or in retirement, writes Alexis Leondis.

Wall Street is divided over the world’s biggest debt market as inflation breaks out and debt burdens swell.

Stock-market volatility is up as traders worry companies will have to boost wages to hire more workers.

Some money managers warn that the optimism is unsustainable as a successful vaccine rollout doesn’t necessarily equate to the return of pre-pandemic life.

Returns by funds from Vanguard, BlackRock and DFA that use the strategy have outpaced global bonds in recent years, but underperformed stocks.

Due to declining returns from bonds, the model 60/40 portfolio may eke out real returns of just 1%-2% a year over the next decade, said Lim Chow Kiat, chief executive officer of GIC.

Financial firms globally have raised about $25.5 billion of sustainable-linked debt this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.