AGG News and Press, iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond From 01/05/24

2024-01-05 02:00:00 ET Summary Money market funds and taxable bond funds were the only attracters of net new capital. The total number of contract signings had grown month over month in the Northwest, Midwest, and West, but contracted in the South. No equity mutual fund subgro...

2024-01-03 10:08:00 ET Summary The calendar year 2023 proved to be an incredible roller-coaster for U.S. fixed income. Sentiment in the money and bond markets shifted dramatically and yield levels plummeted across the board, while MBS and corporate bond spreads narrowed considerab...

2024-01-03 04:44:48 ET Summary The Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust offers a current yield of 10.98%, which compares favorably to other income-focused investments. The fund's historical performance has been disappointing, with a decline of 40.45% since its inceptio...

2024-01-03 01:47:54 ET Summary Real yields have dropped, causing a rally in all assets, such as stocks, bonds, gold, and crypto. However, the tactical pair trade challenging the M7 concentration seems reasonable. The FOMC's decision and dovish press conference further increased th...

2024-01-02 10:36:21 ET Summary Looking back over the history of the U.S. Treasury curve, what premium has been earned by investors who buy fixed-rate Treasury bonds instead of rolling over 6-month Treasury bills? The surprising answer is that this premium has never been negative f...

2023-12-31 10:40:49 ET Summary The Treasury curve moved down 8 basis points at 2 years and down 2 basis points at 10 years over the last week. As a result, the current negative 2-year/10-year Treasury spread narrowed this week from negative 41 to negative 35 basis points The proba...

2023-12-30 06:10:54 ET Summary I maintain a 100% allocation to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF in my pension plan. I outperformed the S&P 500 index in December and met my investment objectives. My strategy of using moving average crossover and relative strength charts guides my a...

2023-12-28 05:45:00 ET Summary As investors prepare their portfolios for 2024, our investment professionals share insights on what to expect in their respective asset classes. Gold prices should continue to have a meaningful impact on our outlook for the miners through the end of ...

2023-12-28 04:00:34 ET Summary My 2024 fixed income portfolio aims to achieve current income in the 6-8% p.a. range and has specific allocations for alternatives, non-US credit, and below-investment grade credit. I am investing along three key themes: The Fed's pivot, credit risk ...

2023-12-27 13:23:35 ET Summary The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund is a junk bond fund that provides a very respectable 9.52% yield to its shareholders. The EAD closed-end fund has been performing quite well over the past few months, as investors have become very optimistic ab...