Fixed Income

Companies and consumers that eventually become insolvent will have fewer assets available to repay their growing mountain of obligations.

Stocks and bonds are rallying in tandem at a time when their hedging power against one another is the strongest in almost a year.

Though fixed income funds haven’t grown like equities, year-to-date total money to bond and balanced funds is north of $250 billion.

An allocation to real assets can protect against inflation and diversify a portfolio, while generating current income and offering capital appreciation.

Investors may be treating September with caution due to recent declines in U.S. inflation and the potential for political surprises in the U.K. and Europe.

But people will talk of a “dovish” hike, as uncertainty and pessimism, as well as continued Trump administration tumult, threaten to temper growth expectations.

Factor-based investing strategies have taken the ETF world by storm, with hundreds launched in the equities market. But the best smart beta plays may be in fixed income.

The second installment of BNY Mellon Investment Management’s three-part look at investible themes under the Trump administration: Inflation, and rising rates.

Inspire plans to launch the first religiously focused fixed-income fund within the next few weeks.

The high cash levels underscore how difficult it is for fund managers to navigate a decades-long bond rally that may be due for a correction.