Municipal Bonds
Want a Way Out of Taxes? Look to This Exchange-Traded Fund
If you are looking for completely tax-free income, check out the X-Square Municipal Income Tax-Free ETF.
Here's the Problem (and My Strategy) If You're Playing the Game of Risk
Analysts are often reluctant to update forecasts, or just don't bother to update them, so they have a built-in 'lag' effect.
The 2-Year Treasury at 5% Looks Hot, Maybe Too Hot
If you buy the 2-Year because you're afraid stocks will fall further, you could be end up buying stocks higher later. Here's my take on this Treasury play.
The Economic Data Have Turned, and I'm Turning, Too
However, Russia's war against Ukraine remains a wild card for the markets.
Let's Talk Tax-Loss Harvesting, Muni Closed-End Funds and MLPs, Shall We?
It's time to figure out what should stay and what should go from your portfolio as we wrap up 2022 and look ahead to 2023.
Why I'm Very Bullish on Bonds and My 'Complex' Outlook for Stocks
How did I get so bullish on bonds? Several factors.
Crypto, Election, Inflation and the Fed: There's a Lot for Investors to Decipher
Here's how I'd be playing things right now.
Rising Yields Are Good News for Income Investors: 8 Favorite Ideas
If there is a silver lining to rising interest rates it is that higher yields are now available to investors seeking income rather than growth.
A Message Had to Be Delivered and Central Bankers Delivered It
They are fighting expectations as much as anything and hammered home their alleged willingness to hike rates in the face of bad economic data.
Welcome to Second Semester on Wall Street, Here's How to Make the Grade
Think you can own big tech? You might just get an 'F' for that. Here's what will get you on the other side of this year.
It's a Challenge to Figure Out When to Buy the Dip
And it isn't much easier to know when to sell in this market, either.
New Gang of ETFs Is Back on the BondBloxx
If you're looking for yield and are OK with risky junk and other below-grade debt, then check out these three funds.
How I'm Approaching Stocks and Bonds After the Fed Minutes
I see three key takeaways from Wednesday's FOMC release.
I'm Mostly Neutral Toward the Markets, But I've Got to Tell You, I Like Munis!
Municipal bonds are cheap by almost any measure and they are an asset class that seems oversold at this point.
I'm Locked Onto This Bond ETF
The setup on the weekly for the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond exchange-traded fund is a thing of beauty.
Buy Bond Funds Now
It was all 'fun and games' when the long end of the yield curve was rising, but when the 5-year Treasury yield started to move higher, that caught the Fed's attention.
Here's What Georgia's Runoff Results Mean for Rates, Fed, Economy
Let's check the odds of getting $2,000 stimulus checks in the mail, how much to expect rates to rise, and whether we should really expect to see 'Modern Monetary Theory' in play.
There's a Right Way and Wrong Way to Play Rising Rates in 2021
The bet is now on rates hiking in the new year. Here's how to position best if that happens.
What the Bond Market Is Telling Fixed-Income Investors
Some will tell you that the bond market is pricing in doom and gloom. But is that really the case?
All Eyes Are on Fed's Corporate Bond Buying Scheme
But what can we expect from this program, what kinds of bonds should benefit, and is the Fed setting us up for disappointment?
The Fed Isn't Going Negative, and Isn't Trying to Bail Out Losers, Either
Those chasing returns in credit need to be aware of what the Fed is and isn't trying to achieve, so let's dig in.
Making Sense of These 3 Big Headlines of the Week
Here's my take on the Fed's corporate bond ETF buying, Germany's ruling on quantitative easing and the Treasury's decision on new bond sales.
Don't Let Sleepy Fed Meeting Fool You
This is a game in which Jerome Powell & Co. have played their turn, and now await their opponent's move; also here are the bonds to own now.
Now, the Fed Catches 'Fallen Angels,' Too
The Fed has made three big changes to its corporate bond-buying program, and here's my take what the controversial moves mean.
Team, We Are in a Heck of a Jam
But as jobless claims explode while the coronavirus takes its toll, we have heroes at the nation's hospitals and heroes delivering packages and stocking shelves, and we have possibly the greatest Fed ever.
Jim Cramer: The Fed and Treasury Are Skating Ahead of the Curve
Jay Powell understands the history of the Fed and the mistakes it has made.
March Minutes Offer Window into Fed's Thinking
Is there a fear of inflation? Is there a chance to go negative? What's next? Here's what we can conclude from the body's own words.
Know These Plots and Characters to Guide You as This Drama Unfolds
As the Covid-19 crisis takes its toll on our people and economy -- and the world's -- we must break things down as simply as possible to see what's happening.
I'm Dusting Off My Old Playbook for Bonds Right Now
After a strong day for fixed-income markets, let's learn from 2008 how to play this volatility.
We Can Fix the Liquidity Crunch, But Can't Avoid the Economy Crunch
Action in a lot of these other securities only makes sense if there is a liquidity squeeze going on.