Bonds

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.

“There is an advantage to funding the debt, especially when interest rates are very low, by issuing long-term debt," Janet Yellen said during her Senate confirmation hearing.

The more out-of-left-field the change, the more profound the lesson learned, our columnist has found in the corporate and individual practice realms.

A 50% allocation to equities for someone in their 60s still leaves someone with a lot of risk right before retirement, writes Jared Dillian.

It’s a dilemma that could reshape the classic investing strategy as the Fed holds rates near zero for the foreseeable future.

The world’s largest debt market may not be as sleepy as it seems.

The Bloomberg Barclays Global High Yield Index flipped to an annual loss this week after just seven weeks in the green.

Could single premium immediate annuities be the answer to ultralow rates?

Such a scenario could "challenge market assumptions both about cyclicality and about eternally negative rates," according to strategists.

A significant push to use the precious metal as portfolio insurance may create a self-reinforcing spiral that upends its appeal as a hedge.

The “set it and forget it” balanced approach may not work as well anymore, an expert says.