How Do Treasuries Lose Money? US Treasury bonds are generally regarded as safe. Sometimes they’re referred to as “risk-free” assets. This is a bit of a misnomer.
Fitch, downgraded US government debt from its pristine AAA rating to one notch lower at AA+. The Fitch downgrade serves as a reminder of the necessity of diversification, as no investment is entirely risk-free.
Investors are always on the lookout, it seems, for new and profitable ways to help make their dollars work for them. One that has come up quite often on our clients’ radars recently is Series I Bonds (or just I Bonds).
You know the old saying, “What goes up must come down.” Currently everything seems to be going up at the same time.
There are parallels between concepts in finance and concepts in physics. Let's take a look.
This year has reminded us of the many important roles that fixed income can play in portfolios.
You know the old saying, “What goes up must come down.” Currently everything seems to be going up at the same time.
There are parallels between concepts in finance and concepts in physics. Let's take a look.
This year has reminded us of the many important roles that fixed income can play in portfolios.
