Performance Snapshot: TICKER SECTOR Dec-19 YTD 2019 LQD CORPORATES 0.53% 17.37% HYG HIGH YIELD 1.91% 14.09% AGG BARCLAYS AGG -0.05% 8.46% IEF TREASURIES -0.93% 8.03% MUB MUNICIPALS 0.26% 7.06% Sector Summary: US Treasuries: The downtrend in Treasury bond prices continued…
Performance Snapshot: TICKER SECTOR Nov-19 YTD 2019 LQD CORPORATES 0.47% 16.75% HYG HIGH YIELD 0.57% 11.95% IEF TREASURIES -0.69% 9.04% AGG BARCLAYS AGG -0.03% 8.51% MUB MUNICIPALS 0.06% 6.77% Sector Summary: US Treasuries: Throughout most of November, investors embraced the…
Performance Snapshot: While equities have been strong through October, so too have bonds. In fact, all domestic, investment-grade, fixed income sectors have outperformed the S&P 500 since 10/1/2018. Sector Summary: US Treasuries: While US stocks extended their rebound and reached new…
Active bond management does not mean “day-trading.” Nor does it mean buying and holding to maturity. Active bond management means being constantly apprised of where the markets are and seeking to take advantage of opportunities to add value. It is…
Performance Snapshot: While equities have been strong through September, so too have bonds. In fact, all domestic fixed income sectors have outperformed the S&P 500 since 10/1/2018. Sector Summary: US Treasuries: A bounce back in stocks and diminishing headline risk…
Performance Snapshot: Sector Summary: US Treasuries: Mounting equity market volatility in August directed investors to the safety of Treasuries, with prices increasing and yields declining across the board. As a result, Treasuries were the best performing sector in August, earning…
PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT While equities have been strong through July, so too have bonds. In fact, all domestic fixed income sectors outperformed the S&P 500 since 10/1/2018. Sector Summary: US Treasuries: The Treasury yield curve flattened, with shorter-term rates rising sharply…
Performance Snapshot Note: While equities have been strong, so have bonds. In fact, all domestic fixed income sectors have outperformed the S&P 500 since 10/1/2018 US Treasuries: An equity market rebound in June did not prevent Treasuries from posting another…
US Treasuries – Trade war fears dominated the headlines in May, and equity market volatility re-emerged. This was good news for Treasuries which posted a strong month. Yields declined across the curve, with the 10-year yield reaching a 2019 low…
US Treasuries – Treasuries surged in March, aided by the Federal Reserve’s decision on March 20th when the committee indicated that they would not raise the Fed Funds Rate for the remainder of 2019. Yields declined across the board with…