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Sustainable Investing
Does ‘ESG’ Mean the Same Thing to You and Your Client?
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It's vital for financial advisors to be able to understand which values are important to each client, and to be able to meet each client's need with a portfolio that addresses their values.
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.
Sustainable Investing
2019–2020 Responsible Investing Engagement Report
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The 2019-2020 Responsible Investing Engagement Report chronicles Nuveen's active-ownership initiatives and the outcomes achieved over the past year.
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.
Fixed Income Insights
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.
Portfolio Construction Insights
5 Lessons From 5 Decades of Asset Allocation
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At Morningstar Investment Management, our asset allocation approach has drawn on our research spanning five decades. Some lessons have stood the test of time and continue to inform our thinking today. We unpack five key lessons that we believe are vital to be a great asset allocator today.