VCLT News and Press, Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF From 07/07/21

Low interest rates and a low yield environment make this a challenging time for most income investors. However, there are still plenty of high yielding companies out there. But not all high yields are created equal. We reveal how to find quality companies with high yields, and off...

Risk-adjusted performance for the Global Market Index (GMI) continued to push higher in June, based on the annualized Sharpe ratio for a rolling ten-year window via monthly data. GMI’s 10-year SR increased to 0.84, the highest in 18 months. GMI is an unmanaged, market-value...

The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index (GMI) resumed an upward drift in June, rising to an annualized 6.0%. The current risk premium forecast for GMI - 6.0% - suggests that multi-asset-class strategies will generate lower returns relative to results posted in recent yea...

Treasuries and bonds provide near-zero or negative real returns. Stocks aren't much better trading at historically high valuations. We could be facing a lost decade and most investors aren't prepared for it. For further details see: My Single Biggest Fear In 2021

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT) - $0.2742.30-Day SEC Yield of 3.15% as of June 28.Payable Jul 07; for shareholders of record Jul 02; ex-div Jul 01. For further details see: Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.2742

The 60/40 rule is dead. Retirees need to adapt their asset allocation strategies. We suggest overweighting real estate, and by extension, REITs. For further details see: I Put My Retirement In The Hands Of REITs

The primary market has not been the avenue for quick spread-tightening that it was in the spring of last year, when the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Investment Grade Credit Index was at 200 basis points. This year has been different. With most countries coming out of lockdowns and rolling ...

A more hawkish Fed may not lift Treasury or investment grade credit yields, and that raises important questions for fixed income investors and asset allocators. The central bank raised its inflation forecast for 2022. Should last week’s change of tone put some of those infl...

In spite of the pandemic-induced crisis and correction last year and other challenges, the stock market has made a remarkable recovery, and a new bull market is clearly evident. Obviously, the big question is, where does it go from here, and is it a good time to invest? If you are...

Over the past year, a surge of investors drove high-yield bond prices back to pre-pandemic levels. The potential for a double-dip should increase insurance companies’ appetite for juicier high-yield offerings. While high yield improved its lot through the pandemic, some inv...