Fixed income

No one’s talking about the latest Treasury market selloff because it’s tough to find the negative ramifications across other asset classes.

The bond market’s demise has been predicted so many times in recent years that it's hard to keep track. And while returns have been subdued, it's been nothing remotely close to the apocalypse scenario outlined by the bears.

The longest bull run in American history makes this environment an opportune one to cash out equity positions.

Forget bond ladders. Laddering defined-maturity exchange traded funds may be a safer fixed-income strategy for clients.

To fill the gap, they are looking at the existing debt market with fresh eyes, tapping into potentially overlooked asset classes.

When the financial clouds are gathering, your clients have preparations to make. Top of the list: reduce risk.