Retired? You May Want Stocks, Not Bonds, to Power Your Portfolio

A retired couple enjoys a hike with their family. An expert from Morningstar argues that equities are far more important in retirement than bonds. If you’re already retired, it may be time to rethink ...

Opinion: Bonds aren’t more attractive than stocks even as yields register a 15-year high

How much competition do stocks face from bonds? For the first time in years, investors are beginning to ask this question, given the dramatic rise in bond yields to a 15-year high. For nearly a decade...

Higher Rates Mean “Bonds Are Back,” JPMorgan’s Michele Says

(Bloomberg) — Investors are finding value in bonds for the first time in a decade as higher interest rates make fixed-income attractive, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Bob Michele. Most...

It’s Been a Rough Year for Stocks and Bonds. What to Do in 2023.

With more than a month to go, 2022 is all but certain to go down as an annus horribilis for both stocks and bonds. The crucial question for investors: What does that portend for the year ahead? The re...

Insurer Sees Strong Demand for Preferred Stock With Juicy 9% Yield

Income-oriented investors got a gift when insurer Lincoln Financial Group offered $1 billion of preferred stock this week, including a deal with a 9% annual dividend rate that is accessible to retail ...

History says inflation could persist for a decade

If you are a retiree, or even near to retirement, you are probably more vulnerable to inflation than most. Your cost of living is probably rising faster than your income. You’re lucky if any pension o...

I Bonds: How To Buy The High Rate Treasurys

Treasury I bonds weren’t just a good deal in October. They were a great deal with their 9.62% interest rate. And now it’s time for you to consider investing in the Treasury’s latest ...

Hong Kong to launch world’s first tokenized green bonds by 2022-end

Hong Kong will soon issue the first-ever tokenized government green bonds. In fact, reports suggest Hong Kong will also reportedly legalize retail cryptocurrency trading. Hong Kong’s financial authori...

Municipal Bonds And ESG: All Hat, No Cattle

Houston skyline (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) Getty Images Houston, we have an ESG problem. Or do we? From an ESG-risk perspective, between the weather and petroleum-dependent economy, the Ci...

Hong Kong to Issue Tokenized Green Bonds by Year’s End

Given the interest of multiple enterprises in expanding their operations in the region, the new policies will drive interest in Hong Kong as a financial hub. The Hong Kong Government has announced its...

Hong Kong Issuing World’s First Tokenized Green Bonds by Year’s End

Hong Kong will issue what is the world’s first tokenized government green bonds by the end of the year. Reports also state that the region will legalize retail crypto trading. Hong Kong’s financial au...

Preferred Dividends Are Part Stock, Part Bond. How They Can Provide Income.

We won’t know for a while if the recent rally in bonds has legs. Yields tumbled Thursday, pushing up prices, after a relatively tame inflation reading, as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will e...

Bonds Look Attractive Now. Why Warren Buffett Doesn’t Like Them.

Text size Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Alex Wong/Getty Images Bonds don’t excite Warren Buffett even after the sharp rise in yields this year. The Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK/A, BRK/B) C...

The Best Bonds To Buy For A 2023 Recession

Bonds the word on wooden cubes, cubes stand on a reflective surface, in the background is a business … [+] diagram. Business and finance concept getty One week ago, money-printer-turned-inflatio...

JPMorgan Strategist Says It’s Time to Jump Back Into Stocks, Bonds

(Bloomberg) — JPMorgan Asset Management’s David Kelly has a message for longer term investors who have been stung by this year’s downturn in stock and bond markets: now is the time to jump back ...

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens Will Get New Chance At Hall Of Fame Next Month

Career home run king Barry Bonds is one of eight post-1980 stars on the Contemporary Players ballot … [+] unveiled by the Baseball Hall of Fame Monday. (Photo by Jon Soohoo/Getty Images) Getty I...

What Happens to I Bonds Now That Interest Rates Have Changed?

I want to understand how I bonds work. When the interest rate changes, does that new rate apply to previous bonds – but at a different rate?  -Joseph I bonds have been popular lately and for good reas...

Are Inherited Savings Bonds Taxes Going to Cost Me a Fortune?

SmartAsset: Do I Have to Pay Tax on Inherited Savings Bonds? Inheriting savings bonds can provide you with an unexpected windfall. However, there’s one important question to ask: Do I have to pay tax ...

Billions in Capital Calls Threaten to Wreak Havoc on Global Stocks, Bonds

(Bloomberg) — The private market is coming to collect — and it threatens to wreak havoc across global stocks and bonds. Most Read from Bloomberg As financial conditions tighten around the ...

Credit carnage spurs bargains on bonds tied to $16 trillion pile of U.S. household debt

Big bargains have made a roaring comeback on bonds tied to the $16.2 trillion pile of U.S. consumer debt. Higher borrowing costs, tighter credit conditions and sharp losses have been defining forces o...

Fed Rate Hikes Spawn 5% Yields for Safe Bonds

While the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases have sent stock prices reeling, they have sent bond yields soaring. And that has made bonds attractive for those of us looking to buttress the fixed...

HSBC to Issue Digital Bonds to Institutional Investors through Tokenization Platform

Multinational banking giant HSBC has revealed plans to issue digital bonds to corporates and financial institutions through its new proprietary tokenization platform called HSBC Orion. By harnessing t...

Money-Market Funds Are Back. But There Are Now Other Options for Your Cash.

In our turbulent times, money-market funds have returned from the dead, along with a number of liquid, short-term, near-cash alternatives. As of Nov. 2, money funds were yielding an average 2.9%, and ...

Higher Rates Hammer Home Buyers—and Make Mortgage REITs Lucrative for Investors

It’s instructive and often amusing to see how the popular media cover economic and financial news. You can get a handle on the public’s sentiment from how they treat those topics, which usually varies...

Remain Short The Bond Markets

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Fixed income markets have been in retreat as interest rates rise. As markets rise or fall, the moves typically pause or ...

S&P 500: 9 Giant Stocks Now Pay Out More Than Treasury I Bonds

Treasury I bonds used to be the best place going to get a big yield. But now they’re getting a run for their money. X Tuesday, the Treasury slashed the sky-high yield on Treasury I bonds, also c...

Treasury Considering Bonds Buybacks – Trustnodes

The Fed is selling and the Treasury might be buying their own debt, that’s the new financial system of all tricks and very few treats. The Federal Reserve Banks have been divesting $95 billion worth o...

Even at a lower 6.89%, I bonds aren’t losing their sheen anytime soon

Even after the slash in its interest rate, an inflation-proof government bond remains a sound investment. As of yesterday (Nov. 1), the US treasury department announced that Series I bonds will pay 6....

The New I Bond Rate is More Attractive Than the Old 9.6%.

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Treasury Department sold record $1 billion of Series I bonds on Oct. 28

The U.S. Treasury Department in Washington. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images I bonds broke daily, weekly and monthly sales records The Treasury sold $979 million of I bonds before the deadline on F...

What on Earth Are Chicken Bonds – Trustnodes

Unique NFTs that dynamically change based on a crypto bond where you can chicken in and chicken out, is the latest development in the decentralized finance (defi) and stablecoins space. That’s in LUSD...

What an inverted yield curve means for the economy

Catherine Yeulet | Getty Images What the inverted yield curve means Generally, longer-term bonds pay more than bonds with shorter maturities. Since longer-maturity bonds are more vulnerable to price c...