PULS News and Press, PGIM Ultra Short Bond From 01/20/21

With interest rates hovering just above zero, it's questionable whether bonds will continue to play their traditional role as income generators and portfolio stabilizers going forward. My preference is to lower one's allocation to bonds, and to stick only to ultra-short term bonds. ...

I'm sharing the year-end letter I wrote to family members and friends whose accounts I manage. In the second part of two, I break down our portfolio holdings to explain why they're in our portfolio. We have 24 US equity positions, 4 European equity positions, and a few short-term ...

The concept of a "demographic dividend" is well-established in academic research. But the flip side of a demographic dividend is what the United States and virtually all other developed nations are beginning to experience. Unfortunately, COVID-19 probably made the situation worse ...

The last ice age lasted a very long time and caused a significant regression in the biological advance of life on earth. I think we are on the verge of entering into a new kind of ice age — an economic one — around the world today. Massive debt loads weigh down the e...

I've written on multiple occasions about how deficit spending ultimately hampers GDP growth by crowding out private investment. It can also weigh on GDP growth when inflows of foreign dollars go toward funding the fiscal deficit instead of buying US goods or being invested in US asset...

After reading a recent study from MSCI on the coronavirus impacts on global markets , I am convinced that U.S. markets have not fully priced in these risks. With more than 73,000 cases of the infection reported and nearly 1,400 deaths, the disease seems to be still spreading. As an investment...

With equity markets continuing their melt up this year, many retail investors feel a need to chase performance and get into stocks with the new year approaching. Instead of playing the calendar performance game, why not consider a short-term corporate bond portfolio that pays you monthly inter...

Savers sometimes do not know about the alternative options they have when it comes to finding homes for their short-term cash. One option that was brought to my attention from a loyal reader was Prudential Financial's Ultra Short Bond ETF ( PULS ). Not knowing about this ETF, I went ahead and ...

There are many current themes in the market that warrant a certain level of caution in the investment process. From growing anxiety over a global cyclical slowdown, recession fears in the U.S., the ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute, decelerating growth among some mega-cap stocks, and the dynami...