Episode 77: Eyeing the bond markets
Unusually painful performance in fixed-income investments this past year seems to be blurring investors’ vision. We see potential opportunity in current and future economic conditions. Is fixed income worth a second look? Let’s turn our sight to some financial factors related to bonds:
• how a recession can affect the fixed-income market
• where we are in the current bear market cycle
• U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cycle to combat inflation
• historical relationship between bonds and equities
• yields vs returns
… and more.
And why are some people eyeballing used cars lately?
