MINT News and Press, PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund From 03/18/20

Every portfolio benefits from bonds; they provide a cushion when the stock market hits a rough patch. But avoiding stocks completely could mean your investment won't grow any faster than the rate of inflation. ~ Suze Orman Investing in the PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity ETF ( MINT ) fetch...

The elimination of trading commissions by most online brokerages made short term bond ETFs more attractive than holding cash in a brokerage account or bank savings account, due to their higher yields, greater transparency, and low fees. More news on: PIMCO ETF Trust - PIMCO Enhanced Short ...

The verdict is in just days after Fed's 50bp emergency rate cut : It is not enough. Despite non-farm payroll number blowing out expectations , it was overshadowed by a spiraling coronavirus contagion which led to 10-year Treasury yields plunging below the key 1% level on Friday, while the yie...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell followed through on his pledge last week to act as appropriate with a "shock-and-awe" emergency rate cut of 50bps, which was the largest since the Great Financial Crisis. As Bloomberg pointed out: The surprise wasn’t necessarily the magnitude of the move. Ra...

As the Dow Jones Industrial ( DIA ) sells off almost 2,000 points in two days, equity markets have suddenly waken up to coronavirus risks and a global recession risk. With Fortune 500 companies warning of supply chain problems, and revenue misses due to the coronavirus, it is inevitable that g...

The iShares Mortgage-Backed Security ETF ( MBB ) has had decent performance over the beginning of the year as mortgage rates have returned to long-term lows. The fund invests in an array of MBS, most of which contain very low credit risk as they are backed by the U.S. Government or Fannie &...

Stock investors are unique in many ways. Upside Down Thinking For one, many (certainly not all, but many) stock investors are completely upside down in certain ways of thinking. How so? Consider the following. In any other realm of life, people are most motivated to spend our money o...

U.S. investors are just starting to feel the impact of coronavirus as the Dow Jones Industrial ( DIA ) fell 600 points on Friday. The Chinese main stock index fell almost 8% on Monday as the country's markets reopened. Investors worldwide are becoming fearful as the coronavirus has spread to m...

Introduction Investing in 2018 and 2019 was fairly predictable in that the economy was slowing, interest rates peaked and began to fall and investors shifted to more defensive assets. Investing in 2020 is less clear as the U.S. economy continues to slow while the global economy is recoveri...

After a few months of research, head-scratching and decision-making I have completed the rebalancing of the Protected Principal Retirement Portfolio ((PPRP)). With changing world (and local) scenarios, I continue to hold about 12-15% cash reserves in the event that the correction I have been w...