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Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields rise on promising economic data
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U.S. Treasury yields rose and the yield curve steepened, as economic data came in stronger than expected. Spreads in non-Treasury sectors generally tightened, though emerging markets spreads widened amid brief dollar strength.
Fixed Income Insights
Chart Talk: Opportunities in Municipal Bonds and Global Fixed Income Flip Book: 4Q 2020
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The what, why and how of the municipal and global fixed income markets.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields drift higher despite soft consumer data
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U.S. Treasury yields ended last week higher, led by longer maturities. Yields declined early in the week, due to dovish Fed comments and weaker than expected consumer price data. However, Thursday’s soft 30-year Treasury auction reversed the momentum and yields began to climb, more than offsetting declines.
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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Risk-on tone steepens the Treasury yield curve
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Longer U.S. Treasury yields rose steadily last week, while shorter maturity yields held steady. 2-year Treasury yields reached an all-time low just as longer yields rose to February 2020 levels. Last week’s pervasive risk-on sentiment helped even higher-risk sectors produce positive total returns.
Goals/Needs-Based Investing
Outcome-Based Investing Guide
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When investors focus too closely on investment performance, they can lose sight of their goals and instead focus myopically on beating the benchmark. Enter Outcome-Based strategies, which seek to provide investment outcomes that fit the profile of common investment goals. That way you can match your portfolio’s outcomes with your goals. Here's our overview of how Outcome-Based Investing can fit within your financial planning.
Retirement
Income Comparison: Two Approaches for Retirement
Retirees have different needs from their portfolios, so you might expect a portfolio’s investment strategy to be aligned with those needs. Although the income approach isn’t always preferred, new research shows it can be a viable alternative to a total return approach.
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Risk-off sentiment pushes U.S. Treasury yields slightly lower
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U.S. Treasury yields ended last week a few basis points lower across maturities. Investors were concerned with the slow rate of coronavirus vaccinations, as well as potentially delayed fiscal stimulus. The Federal Reserve (Fed) acknowledged that the pace of economic recovery has slowed, indicating that asset purchases and the policy rate will remain unchanged.