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2012-02-28 What's My Next Move? - Fixed Income Outlook by American Century Investments (Article)
Recent market volatility may have you wondering what to suggest when discussing your clients' fixed-income portfolios. G. David MacEwen, Fixed Income Chief Investment Officer, offers guidance for portfolio positions, especially for retirement-focused clients.
2012-01-31 Barry Eichengreen on the End of the Dollar - Video by Dan Richards (Article)
Barry Eichengreen is a professor of economics and political science at the University of California, Berkeley and a former senior advisor to the International Monetary Fund. In this interview, he discusses the future of the dollar as the reserve currency and the role of the IMF in the Eurozone crisis. This is the video of the interview.
2012-01-31 Do Unresolved 2011 Economic Ailments Portend a Similar 2012? by Team of Managers Investment Group
Now updated through 4Q. This compendium provides an historical perspective of economic data compared to today's results, and provides comments on any developing trends. We also include a synopsis of financial markets results. The OTOTM Chart Book is designed with easy-to-read graphics to tell a story and help you visualize the changes taking place in today's economy.
2011-10-11 Letters to the Editor by Various (Article)
A reader responds to Richard Vodra's article, The Energy Expert You Shouldn't Trust, which appeared last week. Another reader responds to Geoff Considine's article, Reexamining Bill Gross' Decision to Sell Treasury Bonds, which appeared on September 27.
2011-04-05 More Muni Market Myth-Busting by American Century Investments (Article)
Much attention has been focused on the muni market\'s struggles since last summer and the massive muni fund redemptions since then. Somewhat surprisingly, the market rallied, beginning in mid-January. How did the rally start? Does an improving economy mean reduced muni market volatility?
2010-09-21 Getting off the Sidelines: Investing in the Smart Risk Zone by American Century Investments (Article)
Individual investors have experienced painful losses. Some have left the financial markets; others are reluctant to recommit their assets. Financial advisors want to get their clients off the sidelines, out of cash alternatives, and on track toward achieving their financial goals. In this article, American Century Investments offers a smart risk strategy to identify, understand, and manage risk by focusing on investment vehicles that offer higher potential return, lower volatility, better downside protection, and consistent compensation for risk. We thank them for their sponsorship.
2010-08-19 Dow Dividend Yield Versus 10-Year Treasury Yield by Team of Bespoke Investment Group
There has been a lot of talk this week about how 'the great bond bubble' is about to crash and that equities look attractive compared to them. One data point that commentators have been citing is that the Dow's dividend yield is now greater than the 10-year Treasury bond yield. We've heard some say that this is the first time this has happened in decades, but in actuality, the Dow's yield got much higher than the 10-year bond yield as recently as late 2008 and early 2009. Bespoke presents a chart Dow yields minus 10-year Treasury bond yields from 1920 to the present.
2010-07-20 Jeremy Siegel on Why Stocks are Undervalued (Video) by Dan Richards (Article)
The Wharton School's Jeremy Siegel remains an outspoken proponent of stocks for the long run, as he demonstrates in this interview with Dan Richards. Siegel explains why equity investors should not be deterred by sour economic forecasts or by signals of apparent overvaluation based on Shiller P/E ratios. This is the video of our interview.
2010-07-13 pick up the pieces by tom brakke of the research puzzle
Tom Brakke recently started a brand new service called research puzzle pix. You can think of it as a weekday digest of items that might trigger your curiosity or tickle your (investment) fancy. This commentary contains a link to one of his first efforts for the new service, a graphic called the 'yield curve accordion.' The graph shows the migration of various points on the yield curve of U.S. Treasury bonds. As the graph illustrates, each economic stumble is met with low short rates, a steepening yield curve, and a return to risk taking.
2010-06-01 Equity Income Targets Utilities by Philip Sundell, CFA (Article)
Natural gas local distribution companies are appealing utility business models to conservative equity investors. They tend to have stable earnings and stronger balance sheets. Philip Sundell of American Century Investments discusses his overall outlook for utilities in this interview. We thank American Century for their sponsorship.
2010-04-13 Yield Opportunities Still Exist in Bonds by American Century Investments (Article)
The current economic and market environment presents intriguing challenges for income-seeking, risk-averse investors. One effect of the Federal Reserve's policy of holding short-term interest rates at historically low levels is to force cautious, safety-oriented investors out of cash-equivalent investments. In this article, David MacEwen, chief investment officer for fixed income, discusses a number of opportunities that may provide additional yield for clients within a risk-managed, fixed-income framework. We thank American Century Investments for their sponsorship.
2010-04-06 Municipal Bond Advantages Remain by American Century Investments (Article)
You and your clients often sift through competing, complicated information in the course of making investment decisions. That's certainly true in the municipal bond market today. Joseph Gotelli, municipal bond portfolio manager at American Century Investments®, urges investors to consider municipals' enduring features. Conflicting news and views on the municipal market should not obscure the fact that many municipal bonds remain high-quality investments with compelling tax advantages. We thank American Century for their sponsorship.
2010-03-23 Fixed Income Short Duration Bonds by American Century Investments (Article)
The fixed-income team at American Century Investments doesn't foresee sudden surges in inflation or interest rates in the immediate future, but they are on the horizon. "Near-term inflation concerns remain low due to lingering weak economic fundamentals," says David MacEwen, chief investment officer for fixed income. "However, looking long-term, the unprecedented levels of fiscal and monetary stimulus used to fight the recession will eventually result in higher inflation." (This is sponsored content.)
2009-05-26 Taking Tax Advantage of Municipal Bonds by Northern Trust Investments (Article)
Whether or not tax rates change, municipal bonds clearly offer an attractive alternative to Treasuries and taxable bonds. This piece from Northern Trust Investments explains how the comparatively low volatility, historically high credit ratings - and above all the tax advantage - make municipal bonds an alternative worth considering for risk-adverse investors. We thank them for their sponsorship.
2009-05-05 Defending Against Inflation: A New Look across Asset Classes by Robert Huebscher (Article)
In the long-term performance race against inflation, stocks are the hands-down winner, outpacing inflation 9.7% to 3.0% since 1926. But that history is characterized predominantly by modest inflation, with one big exception - the 1970s, when double-digit inflation contributed to a bear market. We look at new research showing the effectiveness of different asset classes as inflation hedges, and Zvi Bodie explains the implications for retirement portfolios.
2009-05-05 Letter to the Editor – A Safer Four Percent Withdrawal Rule by Various (Article)
Hawaii-based advisor John Robinson is the author of several articles on safe withdrawal rates, and he reviews our recent article, A Safer Four Percent Withdrawal Rule. We respond to Robinson's critique.
2009-04-28 Gary Shilling – Economic Forecast and Current Market Opportunities by Robert Huebscher (Article)
Gary Shilling is well-known for his forecasting record, having correctly predicted major economic events over the past several decades. Beginning in 2002, he warned his clients that the housing market "has taken on self-feeding, bubble dimensions that will sooner or later collapse," and continued to sound this warning through 2007, when his predictions came true. Dr. Shilling shares with us his current forecast for the economy and the market.
