Fixed income

Childs says Gross and PIMCO had an “enormous influence” on how the U.S. government handled the 2008 financial crisis.

The first rate hike since 2018 was expected, but its effects are still to be seen.

Muni bonds have not been not the quick way to big returns in 2021. But for the right client, they are the perfect addition to a portfolio focused on stability and low risk, advisors say.

Some worry the complex financial products are being pushed to investors who don’t fully understand the risks.

With banks and the Federal Reserve now eyeing more lasting inflation, many financial advisors are adjusting things for their clients.

Market watchers are tracking people’s movements through airports, subways and restaurants for clues to the US economic recovery.

Many indexes rebalance quarterly or twice a year, so they’re slow to reflect stocks whose wild swings no longer reflect an investor’s goals.

The world's largest asset managers voted against many more directors than the previous year based on climate and racial equity issues.

Goldman Sachs Group strategists recently noted U.S. money market fund assets ballooned to a record $5.5 trillion during the pandemic, showing there’s a lot of cash on the sidelines.

How the pandemic is accelerating trends in financial advice and changing the way Americans manage their money.

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Why does Vanguard expect so little from the market? The culprit, not surprisingly, is high valuations, Nir Kaissar writes.

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

The fund manager will provide investing and savings accounts and debit cards to 13- to 17-year-olds whose parents are clients.

The lineup of exclusively short-duration fixed-income products, taxable and municipal, still managed an overall gain.

The top 20 performers nearly doubled the gains of their peers over the period.

In the real world and increasingly online, Black financial enthusiasts are pushing their followers to take bolder steps to create wealth.

Investors are pouring money into U.S. listed products as stocks continue to reach all-time highs and the economic recovery heats up.

Selective bets on undervalued stocks are paying off as unloved value and cyclical strategies fall into favor.

“Inflation, currently below 2%, is not going to be below 2% in the next few months,” the retired bond king said.