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Weighing The Week Ahead: Are You Part Of The Dumb Money?

The economic calendar is light but includes some home sales data and the (old news) Q2 GDP first estimates. Fed speakers will be on the sidelines for the pre-meeting quiet period. Earnings reports remain the most important fresh data for both traders and investors. And of course, there is always the chance of a tweet or two.

In quiet times the punditry loves to look at the markets through the…

What Happened To My Intermediate Term Bond Fund?

Morningstar recently made changes to its Intermediate Term Bond Fund Category. Matt explains the change and what it means for your portfolio.

Fund categories play an important role for portfolio builders by helping them know what they own and also set expectations for risk and returns.

Investors looking for a bond fund for the core of their portfolio historically chose funds included in the…

When the FOMC published the minutes for their November policy meeting, they included an unusually lengthy discussion about federal funds (effective) and IOER. I have no doubt that policymakers would rather have skipped the topic altogether. Demonstrating how little they actually control matters, the plight of EFF has forced them into an almost detailed digression.

One thing they wrote with which

What Happened To Treasurys On Wednesday?

A couple of weeks back, I wrote something for this platform called “The Bond Selloff That Nobody Noticed“.

That was a recap of events that transpired during the week of September 17, when yields rose on what looked like a combination of rising inflation expectations and the term premium trade.

One of the oddities of that week was the dollar (NYSEARCA:UUP), which did not rise in tandem with U.S.…