Monetary Policy
Municipal Bonds
Monetary Policy
Municipal Bonds
Municipal Bonds
Interest Rates
Interest Rates
Fixed Income
Market Volatility
Asset Allocation
Monetary Policy
Emerging Markets
Market Volatility
Asset Allocation
Interest Rates
Asset Allocation
Interest Rates
Monetary Policy
Interest Rates
HIGHER TOLERANCE FOR RISK
Charles is 65 years old and plans to retire soon. He will depend on his retirement account to cover most costs but can downsize his home for additional income.
FIXED INCOME ROLE DISTRIBUTION
FIXED INCOME ROLE DISTRIBUTION
LOW TOLERANCE FOR RISK
15 years into retirement, Sandeep largely relies on his $1M retirement fund. He is concerned about market swings and is focused on preserving his wealth.
FIXED INCOME ROLE DISTRIBUTION
FIXED INCOME ROLE DISTRIBUTION
MODERATE TOLERANCE FOR RISK
With decades until retirement, Vanessa is saving to purchase her first home. Steadily employed, she contributes regularly to her retirement account.
FIXED INCOME ROLE DISTRIBUTION
FIXED INCOME ROLE DISTRIBUTION
MODERATE TOLERANCE FOR RISK
Naomi recently retired and lives off her retirement account. She has a moderate tolerance for risk, wants consistent income, and to protect her purchasing power.
FIXED INCOME ROLE DISTRIBUTION
FIXED INCOME ROLE DISTRIBUTION
*Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price of a bond to a change in interest rates.
The average yield to worst is the lowest yield that can be realized by either calling or putting on one of the available call/put dates, or holding a bond to maturity.
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market.
Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Bond Index is a market-value-weighted index composed of municipal bonds rated below BBB/Baa.
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Index represents the universe of investment grade, publicly issued U.S. corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured notes that meet the specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements.
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index covers the universe of fixed-rate non-investment-grade debt.
The J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index (EMBI) Global Diversified is a uniquely weighted emerging market debt benchmark that tracks total returns for U.S. dollar-denominated bonds issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities. J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index — Emerging Markets (GBI-EM) Global Diversified covers the universe of regularly traded, liquid fixed-rate, domestic currency emerging market government bonds to which international investors can gain exposure. The 50%/50% J.P. Morgan EMBI Global/J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified blends the J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Index with the J.P. Morgan GBI-EM Global Diversified Index by weighting their cumulative total returns at 50% each. This assumes the blend is rebalanced monthly.
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit 1–3 Years Index is a market-value weighted index that tracks the total return results of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. government agencies, quasi-federal corporations, corporate or foreign debt guaranteed by the U.S. government, and U.S. corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity, liquidity and quality requirements, with maturities of one to three years.
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Intermediate Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market including instruments with a remaining maturity of no greater than 10 years.
Bloomberg Municipal Short 1–5 year Index is a market-weighted that covers components of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index with maturities ranging from 1-5 years.
Bloomberg Municipal Short-Intermediate 1–10 year Index is a market-weighted index that covers components of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index with maturities ranging from 1-10 years.