BIV / BIV: A Time To Finally Allocate

Investing in bond ETFs has been challenging, but that may change as bonds become a great diversifier. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund ETF S more_horizontal

Despite the Fed's aggressive monetary tightening and the regional banking crisis earlier this year, the U.S. economy has been surprisingly resilient. more_horizontal

A total of $45.9 billion flowed into fixed income strategies in the second quarter. And much of these inflows were into intermediate fixed income ETFs more_horizontal

Traders are pricing in a 1-in-3 chance of a quarter-point rate increase by the November Federal Reserve meeting. Q3 GDP growth is tracking at over 5%, more_horizontal

After a series of interest rate hikes, the Federal Reserve decided to hold steady on Wednesday. For now, the Fed is keeping the federal funds rate at more_horizontal

U.S. companies announced nearly 90,000 layoffs in March, up 15% from the 78,000 announced in February and up 319% from the more than 21,000 cuts annou more_horizontal

BIV is essentially one of Vanguard's main efforts to grab market share from another bond ETF behemoth, AGG. BIV is a straightforward fund that should more_horizontal

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose for a sixth straight week as the market comes to grip with a hawkish Fed. Despite easing inflation worries, Chair more_horizontal