BSJN News and Press, Invesco BulletShares 2023 High Yield Corporate Bon From 10/01/21

Global markets suffered their broadest retreat in a year during September. The bullish exception: commodities, which delivered a solid gain last month. Notably, US stocks and bonds lost ground, giving support to concerns that the historical diversification benefits of pairing the two ...

A fixed income investment can serve as diversifier against equities, a source of income, or even protection against inflation when using TIPS. As interest rates and inflation expectations evolve, a tactical rules-based approach to portfolio optimization can help provide investors with...

The post-lockdown recovery has been powerful, and most developed economies have seen double-digit gross domestic product (GDP) rebounds from 2020 lows. The reopening trade should resume in coming months. The cyclical stocks that comprise the value factor are reporting stronger earning...

Global asset markets have never been more overvalued, leveraged and interconnected in our lifetimes. This presents a massive instability risk for all of us, whether we appreciate it or not. The corporate sector has never been more indebted (less resilient to negative shocks) as a perc...

Invesco BulletShares 2023 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:BSJN) - $0.0712. 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.53% as of Sep 17. Payable Sep 30; for shareholders of record Sep 21; ex-div Sep 20. For further details see: Invesco BulletShares 2023 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF declares monthly di...

After record bond issuance in 2020 and profits hitting new highs, many companies are debating “What should we do with all this money?”. Given the limited impact to interest costs, I would expect high-quality companies to exhibit fewer bondholder-friendly spending habits....

How to achieve a respectable income without taking on too much risk. What's the right risk/yield trade-off for reasonable income? Will '80s-style inflation return? For further details see: The Great Fixed Income Challenge: Balancing Yield And Risk In A Low-Rate World

Risk-adjusted performance continued to rise in August for the Global Market Index. Sharpe ratios in global markets generally are elevated. GMI represents a theoretical benchmark for the “optimal” portfolio. For further details see: Major Asset Classes | Aug...

The expected risk premium for the Global Market (GMI) ticked up in August, reaching an annualized 6.1%, slightly above the previous month’s estimate. Despite the comparatively high GMI forecast, the current estimate remains well below the index’s realized risk premium fo...

Why yields have been falling, and whether bond markets are trying to signal to any important trends to investors, particularly in light of the fact that we've seen equities reach new highs. This is a market environment, or a trading environment, that feels like people want to add dura...