Best of Young Research 2019: Income Investing
Below are five of Young Research’s most popular income investing posts of 2019.
Here's How to Explain Negative Interest Rates to Your Spouse
Vanguard GNMA Outlook 2020
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Why Bonds Always Matter to You
I want you to look at my chart above, Bonds vs. Stocks. What I’ve done for you is offer a look at the Fourth...
Bonds vs. Stocks: First Things First
Bonds play a role in your portfolio even when interest rates are low. You absolutely, without a doubt, must consider your risk first and...
Are Investors Ready to Demand Higher Yields?
Worries about the future returns in bonds have heightened the possibility investors will begin demanding higher yields. Daniel Kruger reports at The Wall Street...
The Two Reasons Muni Bonds Don’t Belong in Your Portfolio
Two reasons municipal bonds don’t belong in your portfolio are underfunded pensions and Wall Street.
In the case of underfunded pensions look at what happened...
Munis Stuck between a Rock and a Hard Place?
There may be no good alternative for muni bonds today. According to Mark Schmidt and Michael Zezas of Morgan Stanley, whether the economy slows...
Didn’t This Happen Before the Last Crisis?
Companies from a wide array of industries are securitizing their assets. Essentially the companies are mortgaging themselves to achieve investment-grade debt ratings. This is...
Banks are Fleeing Munis. What are They Leaving Behind?
With fewer tax advantages offered by municipal bonds after the 2017 Tax reform, banks are leaving the market for the fixed income securities. What...
Are Munis a Shelter from the Storm? Not so Fast
The Wall Street Journal reports that Americans in high tax states like New York and California are jumping into municipal bonds to shelter their...
This Has Never Happened to German Bonds Before Now
For the first time ever, Germany's yield curve is completely negative. Bunds from 2 year to 30 year are all yielding negative rates. Bloomberg's...