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Hedging Your Portfolio in Volatile Markets

In my colleague’s recent blog post (https://catalyst-insights.com/is-the-bond-market-giving-us-a-warning-sign/), he cautioned that bonds and the Chicago Board Options Exchange's CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) were giving us...

Is the Bond Market Giving us a Warning Sign?

I'm sorry to bring this to your attention, but as a close watcher of the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) for the past 20 years I felt it was my duty bring to light some ominous notes, unfortunately, and see below two charts comparing TLT (ETF that tracks long-term Treasury bonds) and the VIX.

Is the Bond Market Giving us a Warning Sign?

I'm sorry to bring this to your attention, but as a close watcher of the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) for the past 20 years I felt it was my duty bring to light some ominous notes, unfortunately, and see below two charts comparing TLT (ETF that tracks long-term Treasury bonds) and the VIX.

Doomsayers Aside, Base Case for Credit Markets Looks Positive in 2020

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Agency RMBS Income Strategist Comments on Whether the Fed is Done for Now with Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) recently held its last meeting of 2019, and the first meeting since June where it did not...

Agency RMBS Income Strategist Comments on Whether the Fed is Done for Now with Interest Rates

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