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Policy and Regulatory Commentary
The Bare Minimum: What Congress Actually HAS To Do This Year
Members of Congress are have been back in their home states and districts for the last two weeks and won’t return to Washington until July 20.
Fixed Income Insights
The Dangers in High Yield Bonds & CLOs
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Worth the Risk? Investors in this space have always emphasized higher levels of income or growth rather than capital preservation. While these investments are often termed “speculative,” are investors truly aware of the amount of risk in these asset classes?
Fixed Income Insights
Chasing Yield
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The Dangers and Pitfalls of Fixed Income in a Low-Yield World
Fixed Income Insights
The Dire Outlook for Bonds in the Wake of COVID-19
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Over the coming decade or two, bonds are unlikely to fulfill their dual role of income and capital preservation. Bond investors will be forced to choose between income or capital preservation, and there is a good chance they could end up with neither.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Historic Shortfalls for State Budgets
If you thought a socially distant Independence Day was last week’s most significant event, think again.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
The CFPB and the Future of Confirmations
When Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in 2010 under the Dodd-Frank Act, it made the head of the new agency a presidential appointee whose confirmation must be approved by the Senate.
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Remember the Electoral College
A poll released exclusively to the Washington, D.C.-based newspaper The Hill yesterday shows former Vice President Joe Biden’s national lead over President Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race at 12 points
Policy and Regulatory Commentary
Looking Down Ballot
Last week, we discussed the state of the campaign for the White House, but President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will not be the only two candidates with their names on the ballot this November.