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In this article I'm upgrading the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF to a "buy" due to the potential for lower yields in 2024. The rising risk of a domestic recession is a reason to i

Federal Reserve rate hikes have led to higher interest rates across fixed-income markets. The exact impact varies according to the sub-asset class. A look as to how rates have impacted investment-grad

Last week, VettaFi hosted a virtual three-hour event, the Fixed Income Symposium, with nearly 1,400 registrants and approximately 750 live attendees. While attendees stayed on for an average of 2 hour

Economic data seems all over the place. GDP is up 2.4% for the second quarter, a bigger increase than we saw in the first quarter.

One of Canada's most-read personal finance columnists is The Globe and Mail's Rob Carrick. He recently used artificial intelligence ( AI ) to create a portfolio of ETFs to buy and hold in under 20 sec

During LSEG Lipper's fund-flows week that ended July 19, 2023, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets for the second week in three, adding in a net of $2.9 billion. Exchange-traded equit

Many investors look to investment-grade bonds for safe, reliable income. Investment-grade refers to a bond's credit quality.

Investors were net sellers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the third week in four, withdrawing a net $18.0 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesd

At the close of LSEG Lipper's fund-flows week, U.S. broad-based equity indices reported positive returns. Friday, June 30, the European Central Bank hosted its annual retreat where the heads of the U.

As the Fed continues to hike interest rates to curb inflation, the corporate bond market is experiencing an increase in default rates.

The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Total Return Index (+0.33%) recorded its fourth straight weekly gain. Our fund-flows week kicked off on Thursday, June 15, with the weekly initial jobless claims data show

Bond ETFs are poised to reach another milestone. They are currently just shy of $2 trillion in global assets under management ($1.993 trillion as of June 20) and ahead of schedule.

An ETF's spread is the difference between the price at which investors can buy the fund on the exchange and the price at which it can't be sold. For sure, an ETF's spread is important, especially for

LQD is the largest, most well-known investment-grade corporate bond fund in the market. USIG is a smaller fund in the same industry niche. I believe it to be better as well. An explanation as to why f

Investors were net purchasers of fund assets for the second consecutive week, injecting a net $19.2 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended June 14. Equity ETFs witnessed net inflows for the