An annuity can provide a steady and reliable stream of income in your retirement years. The three common types have varying rules, benefits, and drawbacks.

Inflation can have a negative effect on fixed-income assets when it leads to higher interest rates. Central banks like the U.S. Federal Reserve typically set inflation targets, and when inflation ...

Fixed-income ETFs also hold significant potential as tools for hedging interest rate risk, credit risk, and other factors, but these opportunities remain largely untapped.

U.S.-listed fixed-income ETFs have taken in more than $220 billion year-to-date, as bonds not only offer high income but have also resumed their traditional role as a portfolio diversifier.

U.S. fixed income funds returned a positive 3.68% on average, marking the second consecutive plus-side performance following 2022’s record loss (-9.83%)—Q4’s bear steepener erased a strong ...

Current and expected inflation is a factor in fixed income. If current inflation is around 3% a year and expected to be the same during the term of your loan to someone else, you’d want to earn ...

On November 22, 2024, fixed income broker-dealers breathed a sigh of relief when the SEC expanded their no action letter for Rule 15c2-11, which had been set to expire on January 4, 2025.

That extra income softens the impact of those rising rates, and as a result, floating-rate debt has low to zero duration, or interest-rate risk. This dynamic was on display in 2022.

State Street Global Advisors expects the outlook for fixed-income assets to remain favorable into 2025, adding that as central bank interest rate cuts materialize, yield curves will be pulled ...

The record levels of high yield in the bond industry combined with a wave of new innovations among fixed-income ETFs are leading to a surge in inflows in the space, according to a report by BlackRock.