Sentences with phrase «yield bonds today»

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He says that if you can get only a 2 % return on bonds — rates we're seeing today — and 5.5 % yields on blue - chip stocks like BCE, it makes sense to overweight stocks, no matter what your age.

While Fink is right to point out that low interest rates are putting a large burden on those of us trying to save retirement, he does not address the fact that central banks aren't primarily responsible for the fact that bonds of all types are yielding less today than we're used to.

We believe that long - term tax - free municipal bonds that offer near - 4 % yields (a 6.62 % taxable equivalent at today's top rate and 6.15 % even at the new proposed top rate of 35 %) still offer superior value.

Brian Belski, BMO Capital Markets» chief investment strategist, says bonds are still the main place for investors to stash money, even with today's low yields.

In order to understand the impact of longer duration and low yields, let's use a real - life example of one of the largest bond funds today and look back at its history.

yields will hit the highs on close end of the day... equity markets setting up to be slammed tomorrow maybe but today they have run over weak shorts in the face of rates... the federal reserve see's this and again will wonder if they are behind on hikes, strong data, major expansion in credit, lack of wage growth rising bond yields and ballooning debt... rates will go much higher and equities will have revelations as to what that means for valuations

An article in today's Wall Street Journal warns of the liquidity risk inherent in high - yield bond ETFs.

Whatever happens to rates from here it makes sense to reign in your expectations as a bond investor based on today's low starting yields.

Today, those bonds yield just over 3 %; the 10 - year Treasury currently generates about 2.3 % (source: Bloomberg, as of 10/19/2017).

-LSB-...] happens to rates from here it makes sense to reign in your expectations as a bond investor based on today's low starting yields.

The U.S. 10 - year bond jumped, sending its yield briefly below 2 percent today.

Also, the yield on the 10 - year Treasury note was over 6 % 15 years ago versus roughly 2 % today, making the risk premium of stocks versus bonds much higher today than it was then.

RBC Global Asset Management Inc. today announced that effective January 25, 2016, the name of RBC Monthly Income High Yield Bond Fund will change to RBC Strategic Income Bond Fund...

2016.03.21 RBC Global Asset Management Inc. re-opens PH&N High Yield Bond Fund to new investors RBC Global Asset Management Inc. today announced that PH&N High Yield Bond Fund will re-open to new investors on March 28, 2016...

2015.12.10 RBC Global Asset Management Inc. announces fund name change RBC Global Asset Management Inc. today announced that effective January 25, 2016, the name of RBC Monthly Income High Yield Bond Fund will change to RBC Strategic Income Bond Fund...

2016.04.05 RBC Global Asset Management Inc. closes PH&N High Yield Bond Fund to New Investors RBC Global Asset Management Inc. today announced that as of April 7, 2016, PH&N High Yield Bond Fund («the Fund») will be closed to new investors...

2014.11.13 RBC Global Asset Management Inc. closes PH&N High Yield Bond Fund to new investors RBC Global Asset Management Inc. today announced the following change to the PH&N High Yield Bond Fund...

Australia's central bank signaled today it may resume cutting interest rates as soon as next month if weaker - than - forecast growth slows inflation, sending the local currency and bond yields lower.

The 30 - year U.S. Treasury Bond today yields about 2.7 %.

Another statistic courtesy of Mike Goldstein is that utility stocks, a high - yield group I call the most bond - like of all stocks, today sell for almost the same P / E multiple as the S&P 500.

Michael Hasenstab: As we look toward the end of the year, we have to question whether the type of US government bond yields we have today make sense given rising inflation and the resiliency we've seen in the US economy.

I suspect FWIW that it's very likely bond prices will be lower and yields higher in five years today.

The iShares High Yield Corporate Bond ETF has bounced from the low 60s five years ago to 94 today, a gain of over 30 percent.

Because of yield - seeking speculation, stock and bond prices today are already where they are likely to be many years from today.

Today, thirty year bond yields are 1.11 % higher (111 basis points) than those on five year bonds.

Even during the 1940's when bond yields were low, stocks were much better values than today, boosting long - term expected returns to about 6 percent.

It's also interesting to examine the changing significance and dynamics of the European bond market in general, which has almost doubled in size since 2005 to more than $ 10 trillion today, including government, investment - grade corporate debt and high yield.

As Mr Draghi said in his press conference today, the bank will be buying bonds with a negative yield of no more than -0.2 pc (which is the ECB's current deposit rate).

Low returns have followed characteristics that are more similar to today — a CAPE ratio in the mid-20's, where dividend yields, bond yields, and inflation were below average.

Today the yield on the 10 - Year Treasury bond hit 3 percent.

A 10 - year government bond today sports a yield to maturity of around 1 %.

The SEC yield reflects the average market yield (today) of the bonds.

Even so, with the market's valuations today being cheaper than the two previous times that the S&P 500 traded at these levels — and with the yields on the two primary alternatives, bonds and cash, being very low by comparison — this could be a great time to own companies by investing in th stock market.

Bond futures fell today with yields rising by 15 bps.

And that 2:1 ratio of today's earnings yield versus a triple - B bond rate adjusted for taxes is such a compelling argument that people have a hard time with the rationality of it.

More than 70 % of the bonds in developed - market government bond indexes today have yields of 1 % or lower, as the chart below shows.

And I look around today, the world and maybe think that U.S. stocks are expensive and bonds are only yielding 2 % or 3 %.

The question for any investor given today's high stock multiples AND low bond yields globally is how much this matters not only over an intermediate time frame, but over a period potentially

There is good rationale as to why the bond markets are in the position they are today; compressed spreads are the result of low rates coupled with strong demand out pacing supply for yield assets.

Yet, as the Financial Times reported today, the demand for MUNI BONDS isn't there post Meredith Whitney as the yields are insufficient to overcome the fear of default.

At today's yields, I believe bonds are a risky investment.

Compared to bonds, stocks have a higher current yield, and unlike bonds are likely to be worth more in a decade than they are today.

Bond investors today are faced with low yields.

``... if those [people] are holders of government bonds based upon a benign outlook for inflation, they had better cash some of them in, especially at today's 4.0 percent yield for 10 - year Treasurys.»

However, Graham's advice for bonds is extremely relevant today, he warns that when bond market yields are low, investors often look to steal an extra 1 - 2 % in yield buy purchasing low grade bonds.

We favor a more even yield - curve exposure today (with positions across maturities) and a more defensive (higher - quality) credit profile — as volatility and heightened credit concerns could lead to significantly wider spreads in the high - yield - bond market.

Today three Deutsche Bank ETFs — the Deutsche X-trackers Emerging Markets Bond Interest Rate Hedged ETF (EMIH), the Deutsche X-trackers Investment Grade Bond Interest Rate Hedged ETF (IGIH) and the Deutsche X-trackers High Yield Corporate Bond - Interest Rate Hedged ETF (HYIH)-- delisted from the NYSE Arca exchange and listed on Bats» BZX Exchange.

The yield is the calculated real interest rate of the bond, if it is bought at today's bid price and kept until maturity.

Bond markets today present investors with multiple challenges, including lower yields and more risk than in the past.

Today, with the average yield below 3 %, that 1 % increase would create a negative return of -3.41 % on a typical core bond fund.