Bonds
Written by: Paolo LaPietra, CFP® Over the last few weeks, I’ve been discussing the relationship between the bond market and T.I.N.A with clients. Their initial facial expressions as they try to figure out who T.I.N.A is and what she has to do with the bond market are priceless. Before they start guessing, if it’s a…
Author: Martin X. Shields, CFP For most investors, bonds play an important role in their portfolio of providing income and capital preservation in times of volatility. For the past 40 years, having a bond allocation in a portfolio has been very beneficial because the U.S. 10-year Treasury rate has declined from a high of more…
Written by: Ryan Bouchey It’s a question we often hear from clients – “Why do we own bonds?” This became a common theme at the start of 2018 as interest rates were rising and the price of bonds were declining. The general rule of thumb is the price of bonds move in the opposite direction…
Ask the Experts at Bouchey Financial Group: The Fed, Stocks and Bonds
As seen in The Saratogian The Fed met this week and as expected, they hiked interest rates by 0.75%. I believe this was already baked into the cake, as they say. The Fed was late to this party and should have begun hiking rates last year but is now committed to fighting inflation as best…