“The Golden Age of Fixed Income”
Don’t miss the boat on bonds. I like what Rick Rieder of BlackRock says here in The Wall Street Journal, as reported by Jack...
Get Your Lazy Cash Working for You Now
If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to get your lazy cash working for you. Get it off the couch and...
Clean Up Your Bond Clutter, Contact Your Survival Guy
You know from recent posts how Your Survival Guy feels about too much power in too few hands. What I’m talking about is when...
Harsh Lessons for Hedge Funds on China
Alice Huang, Dorothy Ma, and Pearl Liu of Bloomberg report on how a 99% bond wipeout handed hedge funds a harsh lesson on China. They write:
From afar, China...
How’s Vanguard GNMA with YTM of 4.6%?
If you hold Vanguard GNMA like I do, then you will be pleased to know, regardless of its price being down, that as of...
Inflation? Stocks? Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On
With everyone talking about inflation, here’s a good question: What if they’re wrong? What if the Federal Reserve’s intention to keep rates higher for...
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble the Rule of 72
Savvy investors are gobbling up these yields. Because you don’t need to compound big numbers to have big success. To double your money, you...
Buy Fixed Income Rates Not Seen in 22 Years
You hear it all the time today. “I’m getting an incredible rate on my money,” or “I can get you this on your money.”...
If You’re Overexposed to Stocks, Then Look Here
If you’re overexposed to the stock market, it’s been a long time since risk-free Treasury bills offered yields like these. Yields you can sink...
Investing in Bonds Is a Lot Like High School
One of the virtues of constructing a bond ladder, where you own the bonds outright, is that you’re not confined to a mutual fund...