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Fixed Income Insights
Return of the Bond Market: Better Income Opportunities?
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Most investors incorporate bonds into a portfolio to provide diversification. Unfortunately, a smoother return path has not held true in recent years. But now the market has recalibrated, and yields have reset higher. Higher yields mean higher future returns. And for the first time in a while, you can make the argument that bonds provide true competition to stocks.
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Turning Client Trust into Action in a Down Market: A Six-Step Conversation
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Register today to hear AllianceBernstein Advisor Institute's (ABAI's) Ken Haman discuss key insights about human decision-making and research in behavioral finance to look at the practical challenges of managing client trust during uncertain times. Specifically, Ken will drill into: 1) How to move a client past a negative market experience to make an investment decision now, 2) Why clients can be triggered by negative information and avoid these discussions despite the need to take action to improve future outcomes, 3) A six-step conversation model that FAs can use to motivate clients to take action
Fixed Income Insights
The Next Generation of Fixed Income - Tax Loss Harvesting
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Taxes matter to a bond investor’s bottom line. That’s why we’ve brought a digital, high-speed solution to fixed-income active tax management. By continually optimizing separately managed accounts to identify opportunities to harvest losses and by efficiently reinvesting the proceeds in tax-favorable opportunities, automated tax management has the potential to add more than 90 basis points to after-tax returns in some years, according to our in-depth analysis.
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Valuation: The Key to Understanding Past and Expected Returns
All investment strategies will experience times of underperformance. If investors trade out of a portfolio after it underperforms, they lock in those losses—something that can destroy wealth over time. Often periods of underperformance are followed by rebounds. But when might an investor expect a portfolio to rebound?
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It’s All Hometown to John Caserta
John Caserta grew up in North Haven, Conn., where he’s now a Chartered Financial Consultant and managing director at Caserta & de Jongh LLC. His second office is in New Haven, home to his alma mater, Yale, where he studied Italian and played trumpet in concert and jazz bands. His frequent media appearances and alumni connections are helping him grow his practice.
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Inspired Client Review Meetings
As we navigate fallout from the global pandemic, it can be easy to focus on the short-term pain we feel from market volatility instead of the potential rewards of sticking with a long-term financial plan. Join President and Global CIO Daniel Needham and Head of Decision Sciences Ryan Murphy, who will discuss key messages to consider for mid-year check-ins and ideas to help clients stay focused on what really matters in times like these.