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What is a Put Option?
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Simple, Straight Talk on Put Options.
Fixed Income Insights
TIPS Attractive Amid Potential for Upside Inflation Surprise
TIPS are attractive because inflation could exceed the widely anticipated increase in consumer prices later in 2021.
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.
Retirement
A New Way to Calculate Retirement Health Care Costs
We believe viewing retirement health care costs as an annual expense, instead of as a lump sum, makes it easier for retirees to plan for and pay for them.
Alternative Investments
Understanding Gold: An Expensive Insurance Policy?
One of the most significant investment winners year-to-date in 2020 has been gold. What is behind the sudden interest in the yellow metal? We look at the history of gold as an investment and what may have been driving the rise in the price of gold in 2020.
Fixed Income Insights
Fed Moves to Average Inflation Targeting
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Fed policymakers will not tighten monetary policy until inflation remains above 2% and job gains are robust.
Fixed Income Insights
Attractive Yields, Slowing Bank Loan Downgrades Support CLOs
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Lower CLO issuance and slowing loan downgrades, along with some attractive yields, have produced value in certain CLOs.