Because of regulatory changes due to the JOBS Act and advancements in technology, franchise debt is becoming widely accessible to individual and institutional investors for the first time.

To be sure, the current stock market seems to have little memory from one day to the next. This is evidenced by the fact that Monday's gain marked the first time since February 17 that the S&P 500 managed to put in back-to-back gains over...

For the past several years, the Federal Reserve has repeatedly stated that inflation in the United States remains consistently below the central bank's official target of 2%. However, this is dramatically different from what the average person...

You can’t reap the potential benefits of convertibles simply by including them in a portfolio. Instead, you need to find the right blend of convertibles and manage them to achieve a particular objective.

As you know, last week the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) changed its forward guidance pertaining to the federal funds rate. This is how Yellen began her speech to a research conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco...

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If your clients have passively managed fixed income funds, it may be time to get out.