In the bond market, interest rates have been heading up — and rapidly. How might that affect your fixed-income investments and overall portfolio?
SMI's executive editor Mark Biller offered insights earlier this week
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Rising interest rates affect virtually all corners of the investing landscape, which is why they are becoming such a focal point.
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A bond fund designed to excel in a time of rising interest rates? There is one. And if you have a bond-heavy portfolio, this ETF might be a great diversifier.
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Yesterday, we finally got the news everyone has been waiting for since February: a COVID vaccine is apparently on the way.
Pfizer announced positive phase 3 trial data that suggests its vaccine is roughly as effective as
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Many investors think of Social Security benefits as akin to bond holdings. That may not be such a good idea.
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Historically, retirees have sought the safety of bonds for much of their retirement savings. But with bonds yielding so little, what's a retiree (or near-retiree) to do?
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To the average investor, the most important star in the investment sky is the stock market. While the behavior of the stock market is certainly important, it's the shifting nature of the bond market that has driven
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Okay, maybe not everything. But I always enjoy when an author I like takes a "Lightning Round" type of approach — giving their short take on a number of different topics. Sometimes it'll be a mailbag of reader questions,
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Yesterday's market action was something else!
SMI investors who have enjoyed the steady gains in gold and long-term bonds through most of 2020 got hit with both barrels, as gold had its worst absolute daily drop in seven
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While many investors tend to focus primarily (or exclusively) on the stock market, there are important signals that can be gleaned from other markets as well. Here’s what a few of the key markets seem to be
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