…in Europe, inflation and rising federal budget deficits. The fixed income investor, the article says, can position their portfolios by including floating rate senior bank loans and defined maturity ETFs….
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Slower Earnings Growth Will Test Bull Market
…in the single digits next year. But some analysts argue that the slowing might be a result of the one-time boost from the federal tax overhaul and that growth could…
Investor Lessons from the Summer of '69
…“The late sixties was when late-cycle fiscal stimulus contributed to runaway inflation, leading the Federal Reserve to aggressively raise interest rates, which was followed by an inverted yield curve and…
Americans Low on Retirement Savings
A recent article from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis discusses the current state of “retirement readiness” in the U.S. by examining the level of participation in two of…
How Much Longer for This Bull Market?
…to buy into the idea that the only things that can halt the market are a recession or the Federal Reserve.” But this statement, it argues, “is only half right,”…
The Nine-Year-Old Bull Still Has Momentum
…earnings look strong enough to continue supporting further stock gains, investors say, even as the Federal Reserve pares its bond holdings and raises short-term interest rates from near historic lows.”…
Is There Good News in Rising Bond Yields?
…seem to be anticipating a better long-term economic outlook with lower inflation expectations. However, it says, “huge federal deficits likely to be incurred in the latest U.S. budget come at…
Stocks Are Cheaper, But Not Much
…out several factors that led to the S&P 500’s dip, including “worries over how much the Federal Reserve will have to raise interest rates,” and “the wipeout in products that…
Resist Hysteria During Market Stumbles
…expectations as well as low interest rates. The recent sell-off, he adds, will “undoubtedly make the Federal Reserve think twice about is plans to raise rates.” Kaissar underscores the lofty…
Paul Tudor Jones Says Inflation is Looming
Hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones believes that inflation is “about to appear ‘with a vengeance’ and may force the new Federal Reserve chair to accelerate interest-rate hikes,” according to…