On January 25th of 2020, the Chinese Zodiac Calendar flips to the year of the Rat, specifically Year of the Metal (Gold) Rat. I’m not...

​Chart 1 Anybody who has been in the investment business long enough knows the futility of forecasting financial events – especially when...

A well constructed bond portfolio can stand-alone as a total portfolio or as part of a broader asset allocation strategy. There are many...

Some years back I used to enjoy reading a research report that was published periodically by Credit Suisse called “Better than Bonds”. ...

Since a bond is by definition a loan to an entity such as a government (U.S., agency or foreign), a corporation or a municipality,...

It’s taken me awhile to get here but I do believe that the Great Recession caused by the housing crisis of 2007 - 2009 is behind us and a...