The historically low interest rates we’re seeing in 2020 show no sign of abating. Fed Chair Jerome Powell recently announced his intention to keep rates low through at least 2023. Meanwhile, real yields on government bonds—or yields after inflation—are negative. This extreme low-rate environment presents challenges for fixed-income investors, particularly for people who are nearing retirement or are already retired. While there is no silver bullet solution, there are several strategies to ...
Fixed income refers to investments that produce steady cash flows for investors, such as fixed rate interest and dividends. Government and corporate bonds are examples.
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e Fixed income refers to any type of investment under which the borrower or issuer is obliged to make payments of a fixed amount on a fixed schedule. For example, the borrower may have to...
Preferred stocks are another fixed-income investment that combines features of both stocks and bonds. They offer regular, fixed dividends like bonds but may also have the potential for...
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Foreword ; Over the last couple of years, bonds have been anything but boring. The low-income environment that the world lived through in the aftermath of the global financial crisis has been completely turned on its head. First a pandemic, then supply chain disruption, and then the outbreak of war in Europe. Each of these factors contributed to the highest level of inflation experienced in a generation, and a cycle of aggressive interest rate hikes from almost all major central banks. Against t...
As the years of heavy monetary and fiscal intervention recede into the distance, economies and fixed income markets are increasingly reflecting individual fundamentals, with greater dispersion in interest rates and potential for increased (if still moderate) price volatility. So far in 2024, the story has largely been one of changing expectations about inflation and interest rates—first bullish, then bearish, then more hopeful again. Developed economies are slowing—more rapidly in Europe tha...
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The wait for monetary easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve is finally over, with the announcement of a 50-basis-point rate cut in September, starting what will likely be a series of reductions over the next year. Various other developed market central banks had already started to ease, but the move provided general comfort for these campaigns amid progress on inflation and fears of excessive economic weakness. Japan’s move toward higher rates remains an outlier, although its increases from here ...