AGG News and Press, iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond From 08/01/23

2023-08-01 14:00:00 ET Summary The S&P 500-tracking ETF finished July up 3.27%, leaving it up 20.62% YTD on a total return basis. Looking at US sectors, Energy and Financials did the best in July, while Health Care and Real Estate were up the least. Outside of the US, we s...

2023-08-01 11:46:13 ET Summary I plan to change my pension plan allocation to 75% SPDR S&P 500 ETF and 25% Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund. My pension plan assets outperformed the S&P 500 index in July, meeting my investment objectives. I use a moving average cross...

2023-08-01 07:01:00 ET Summary Market indexes are designed to represent and measure the performance of securities within a defined market, asset class, sector, or investment strategy. Index providers, like MSCI and S&P Dow Jones Indices, are responsible for constructing and mo...

2023-07-31 15:12:57 ET Summary The current negative 2-year/10-year spread is 91 basis points.  The current streak of negative spreads is now at day 267. In 11 more trading days, the current streak will be tied for the second-longest negative spread streak since the calculatio...

2023-07-31 06:30:00 ET Summary We love the power of charts. Here are two charts that are important for investors today. We examine U.S. Federal tax receipts and interest payments. "A picture is worth a thousand words, but a chart is worth a thousand pictures." ...

2023-07-28 12:43:59 ET The bond market experienced an overall increase in Treasury yields for the week. This came amid another Federal Reserve rate hike and further data on inflation and the overall economy. Below is a snapshot of moves that took place in the bond market this week: ...

2023-07-28 07:30:00 ET Summary Equity ETFs witnessed net inflows for the fifth week in a row. For the fourth week in a row, taxable fixed-income ETFs experienced net inflows. Conventional fund (ex-ETF) investors were net sellers of equity funds for the seventy-seventh week in ...

2023-07-27 14:53:32 ET Summary Investors are desperately in need of income today in order to maintain their lifestyles in the face of incredibly high inflation. Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund invests primarily in a fixed-income portfolio to provide its investors with a hi...

2023-07-24 19:26:30 ET Summary Investors today are desperate for any source of income as the high inflation in the United States has pushed up all of our regular expenses. PIMCO Income Strategy Fund invests in a portfolio of debt securities to provide investors with a high level o...

2023-07-24 11:55:06 ET Summary The streak of negative 2-year/10-year Treasury spreads has now reached 262 trading days, only 16 trading days short of the second-longest streak (1980-1981) since 1976. The negative spread, currently at negative 98 basis points, is a 96.8% probabilit...