Six Things To Know About Bear Markets
It has been a historically bad year so far for stocks, with many names in bear markets. Thus far though, the S&P 500 Index has avoided a bear market. Here are six things to know.
Are Bonds Acting Like Bonds Again?
One of the value propositions of owning core bonds is that they tend to act as a diversifier during equity market drawdowns. However, that has certainly not been the case so far this year.
Five Things You Should Know About the Traditional 60/40 Portfolio
It’s been a tough year for many investors and we don’t think we’re in a position yet to call a tactical bottom for either stocks or bonds. But looking out strategically, based on better valuations and still solid fundamentals, we think the long-term outlook has brightened quite a bit.
Federal Reserve Meeting Recap: An Historic Rate Hike
The Federal Reserve ended its two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting yesterday with a 50 basis point (0.50%) hike in short-term interest rates — broadly in line with market expectations.
6 Charts Focused on the Long Term
With the S&P 500 Index in correction territory while the market faces a number of big threats, studying market history for reminders of the benefits of long-term investing can be helpful.
A Closer Look At The Stock Market Sell Off
The selloff continued on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 Index down 7.8% in the usually bullish month of April. With three days to go, this could go down as the worst April since a 9.0% drop in 1970.
Finally Some Income for Your Fixed Income
The unrelenting move higher in U.S. Treasury yields continued last week making it the 15th week (out of the past 16 weeks) that the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury security ended the week higher.
10 Things To Know About Inverted Yield Curves
One of the biggest stories over the past few weeks has been the inversion of various points on the U.S. Treasury yield curve. Here are ten things to know about the yield curve.
Three Things That Happened Last Week That Have Bulls Smiling
After the rough start to 2022, last week’s move higher was a nice change. By no means is this an all clear signal, but market direction last week could be a clue that better times could be coming.
Do Core Bonds Still Deserve a Spot in a Diversified Asset Allocation?
As painful a start to the year as it has been for equity and core fixed income investors, it doesn’t change, in our view, the argument for more conservative investors to own core bonds in a diversified portfolio.