Risk
Jeremy Siegel: What to Buy to Be Insulated From Inflation
Hint: Not TIPS, which the Wharton prof terms ineffectual.
Tag: TIPS
Asset Allocation
Why Are Bond Yields Climbing? Not Because of Inflation
The more likely impetus is the end of the Fed’s bond-buying spree, says Natixis’ Lavorgna.
3 Inflation Scenarios: How Bad Could It Get?
Investors could see either a 1970s-style double-digit ripsnorter, a return to a more normal level, or something in between.
Market Moves
Calm Corporate Bond Market Shows Everything Is OK, Says LPL
Tight spreads to Treasurys plus low yields show investors aren’t worried about the economy, strategist Gillum finds.
Everybody Says Higher Interest Rates Are Coming … But When and By How Much?
There are three reasons why, after long dwelling at subterranean levels, the cost of money will eventually poke its head up.
Market Moves
Follow Up: BlackRock’s TIPS Call Looks Prescient
Expecting higher inflation, the asset manager has called for investing in the security that shields investors.
Market Moves
With Inflation Expected to Edge Higher, BlackRock Says Buy TIPS
They’re the best way to offset an upward trend in the CPI, the firm advises.
Could Negative Interest Rates in the US Ever Happen?
Hardly anybody thinks they’ll take root, pointing to their blah record overseas. Not so fast.
Market Moves
How David Einhorn Is Betting on Higher Inflation
Hedge fund chief thinks a small amount of inflation is coming, so he goes for TIPS derivatives, among other plays.
Will Mega-Stimulus Bring Inflation After COVID and Recession Are Gone?
Unlikely. Here’s why, despite all that federal money sloshing around in the system, price rises should stay tame.
Pensions
Pennsylvania SERS Loses 11.69% in Q1
Tumbling equity markets helped weigh down retirement system’s returns.