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Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Strong economic data boosts Treasury yields
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U.S. Treasury yields resumed their increase last week, with the 10-year yield rising 5 basis points, after U.S. and global economic data were stronger than expected. Credit sectors performed well, with high yield in particular generating robust returns.
Fixed Income Insights
One year later: Municipal bond sectors weather the coronavirus crisis
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Learn how municipal credit sectors weather the impact of coronavirus disruptions.
Sustainable Investing
International Women’s Day: Women at the heart of the COVID-19 recovery
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We celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day whilst at a critical juncture for global gender equality.Although recent years have seen progress on, for example, female presentation in leadership positions, the Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare and deepened already existing inequities
Fixed Income Insights
Beware the ides of March
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As the first quarter draws to a close, investors should be mindful of the seasonal weakness typically seen with municipal bonds (munis) at this time of year. This seasonality is due to a confluence of factors, including an uptick in supply (versus a lack of), fewer maturing bonds and lower coupon payments – and a potential pause in industry flows as a result of investors paying their tax bills in April.
Retirement
Can I invest my IRA in this?
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Alternative assets, such as cryptocurrencies, art, private equity and more, have seen a surge in press coverage over the past decade, to the point that many of these alternative investments have become more mainstream than ever before.
Client Experience
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?
Sustainable Investing
Demonstrating a Commitment to Sustainable Investing
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It's vital for financial advisors to be able to understand which values are important to their clients. Paul Arnold, Portfolio Manager, and Dan Kemp, Chief Investment Officer, EMEA, discuss how advisors can better understand why ESG is important to a client–whether it’s the expression of one’s values or something else.
Behavioral Finance
Rules as Tools: Using Heuristics to Help Empower Financial Success
People often use simple mental shortcuts, also called heuristics, when they make everyday decisions. But can these rules of thumb improve financial well-being? We studied commonly used rules of thumb in four financial categories (saving, spending, investing, and debt management).
Fixed Income Insights
Weekly Fixed Income Commentary: Treasury yields fall on rising demand
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U.S. Treasury yields stabilized, with 10-year yields falling -5 basis points (bps) and the yield curve flattening, after seven consecutive weeks of bear steepening. There was some evidence that buyers stepped in to purchase U.S. bonds after significant underperformance versus equities ahead of quarter end.