Rising Interest Rates: A Short Guide for ETF Investors
May 2, 2018 — A rising tide lifts all boats, but do rising rates lift all assets? The yield on 10-year Treasury notes rose above 3% last week – the highest it’s been since 2014 – and the yield on two-year Treasury notes hasn’t been this high since the 2008 financial crisis.
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Tactical ETF
How to Invest with an Economy at Full Capacity
According to the most recent jobs report, unemployment is the lowest it’s been in 18 years. At 3.8%, the unemployment rate is significantly lower than the Fed’s long-run . . .
Fixed Income, Tactical ETF
3 Questions for the Second Half
If the volatility during the first half of 2018 was caused by fears of reflation and higher rates negatively impacting equities, then the theme unfolding for the second . . .
Fixed Income
Crossing the Rubicon – Yield Curve Inversion
In 49 BCE a provincial governor named Julius Caesar and a single legion of troops crossed a small stream in northern Italy – the Rubicon River – sparking a civil war that . . .