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Fixed Income Insights
Return of the Bond Market: Better Income Opportunities?
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Most investors incorporate bonds into a portfolio to provide diversification. Unfortunately, a smoother return path has not held true in recent years. But now the market has recalibrated, and yields have reset higher. Higher yields mean higher future returns. And for the first time in a while, you can make the argument that bonds provide true competition to stocks.
Personalization
An Inside Look at Direct Indexing
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Direct indexing is becoming a key addition to financial advisors’ toolkits. It provides the ability to tailor an index, like removing a stock or even industry, which can bring the fun back to investing and help with after-tax outcomes.So, what’s all the fuss about? What are the salient points you need to know? Who’s it right for? And what are the thorny issues to weigh?
Fixed Income Insights
Views on the Dynamic Post-Pandemic Trading Environment
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Our global fixed income trading team provides valuable insights that inform the positioning in our fixed income portfolios.
Fixed Income Insights
An Early Spring Awakening in Munis
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Turbulence for municipals may present opportunities, and we believe that credit research is of increasing importance.
Fixed Income Insights
TIPS Attractive Amid Potential for Upside Inflation Surprise
TIPS are attractive because inflation could exceed the widely anticipated increase in consumer prices later in 2021.
Retirement
A New Way to Calculate Retirement Health Care Costs
We believe viewing retirement health care costs as an annual expense, instead of as a lump sum, makes it easier for retirees to plan for and pay for them.