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Mortgage rates and gas prices push consumer ‘pain points' to highest in over 20 years

The combined costs of a new 30-year fixed rate mortgage and a gallon of gasoline recently surged to the...

August 7, 2023, 1:38 pm

3 cheap bank stocks that smart investors will snap up now

The U.S. banking industry faced one of its worst shocks of the past decade this March. The sudden surge in interest rates caused depositors to pull th...

August 7, 2023, 3:25 am

Sgov and usfr: follow warren buffett and buy treasuries

Fitch Ratings downgraded the United States' long-term sovereign credit rating from AAA to AA+ due to expected fiscal deterioration and high government...

August 6, 2023, 4:54 am

The month in closed-end funds: july 2023

For the second consecutive month, equity CEFs (+2.69% on a NAV basis) on average chalked up plus-side performance while their...

August 5, 2023, 3:12 pm

Fof: attractive 9.50% yield, but don't buy it at the current premium

The rapidly rising cost of living in the U.S. due to inflation is putting financial pressure on many Americans. Investors can earn income by purchasin...

August 4, 2023, 3:33 pm

Consider sector positioning within high yield in 2h23

After an historically bad year for bonds in 2022, high yield bond issuers entered 2023 from a position of strength. And according to...

August 4, 2023, 3:01 pm

U.s. weekly fundflows insight report: taxable bond funds report first outflow in five weeks

During LSEG Lipper's fund-flows week that ended August 2, 2023, investors were overall net redeemers of fund assets (including both conventional funds...

August 4, 2023, 7:16 am

Cna financial: a compelling opportunity for dividend income investors

CNA Financial reports steady net income of $283 million in Q2, influenced by increased investment income. The ...

August 4, 2023, 4:41 am

Binc: new credit etf from blackrock's rieder

Actively-managed credit ETFs are being launched at a fast pace, with BlackRock's BINC being a decent option for investors. BINC is designed to allocat...

August 4, 2023, 4:05 am

Us yields ‘significantly lower' in a year: hsbc's major

Steven Major, global head of fixed income research at HSBC Holdings Plc, discusses US Treasury yields ...

August 4, 2023, 3:13 am

2 bond etfs crack forbes advisor list for long-term exposure

Long-term bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) can offer fixed income investors higher yield options, and ...

August 3, 2023, 10:04 pm

Chart of the week: making changes with fixed income etfs

Equity ETFs were back in vogue in July gathering $43 billion of net inflows, yet fixed income remains h...

August 3, 2023, 10:04 pm

First trust issues 2 active intermediate fixed income etfs

First Trust Advisors has launched two new actively managed intermediate fixed income ETFs on the New Yo...

August 3, 2023, 10:04 pm

Lqd: reasons to consider ig-rated corporate bonds (rating upgrade)

In this article I'm upgrading the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF to a "buy" due to the potential for lower yields in 2024. The ri...

August 3, 2023, 3:20 pm

Seeking at least 8% dividend yield

When I buy fixed income, I buy it to hold forever. Today, we look at investments that yield over 8%. No...

August 3, 2023, 7:35 am

3 investment-grade bond trends impacting lqd

Federal Reserve rate hikes have led to higher interest rates across fixed-income markets. The exact imp...

August 3, 2023, 7:10 am

Hnw: appealing multi-asset fixed income cef, 10% yield

Pioneer Diversified High Income Fund is a fixed income CEF with a multi-asset approach, including high ...

August 2, 2023, 6:31 pm

Sell alert: 7 communication services stocks to dump asap

According to Morningstar, communication services companies are those “that provide communication services using...

August 2, 2023, 1:47 pm

As municipal bonds draw more interest, consider these etfs

With the expectation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will taper interest rate hikes in the second half of 2023, ...

August 2, 2023, 10:29 am

Rising yields are making municipal bonds an attractive option

Fixed income investors experienced the pull of rising yields during the first half of 2023, which included attractive options within the municipal bon...

August 1, 2023, 12:22 pm


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