Beyond Bulls & Bears

European QE: Has It Been Worth the Effort?
Fixed Income

European QE: Has It Been Worth the Effort?

Despite unprecedented accommodative monetary policy, including near-record-low interest rates and a massive asset-buying program, the eurozone’s ...

In the Know: March FOMC Meeting and Interest Rate Moves
Fixed Income

In the Know: March FOMC Meeting and Interest Rate Moves

In the Know: Professionals at Franklin Templeton Investments offer a quick but insightful update on a pressing investment topic. Franklin ...

Hasenstab on Global Growth: Headwinds or Tailwinds?
Emerging Markets

Hasenstab on Global Growth: Headwinds or Tailwinds?

While some forecasters predict gloomy global growth this year, the contrarian-minded Dr. Michael Hasenstab, chief investment officer, Templeton ...

Reading Fed Tea Leaves
Fixed Income

Reading Fed Tea Leaves

Monetary policy is of keen interest to fixed income investors, and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) has been known to be particularly obtuse when it ...

Mid-Year Muni Market Update
Fixed Income

Mid-Year Muni Market Update

The municipal bond market faced a rather tough year in 2013, with news of troubles in Detroit, Puerto Rico and elsewhere scaring off some ...

Casting a Wide Asset Net in a Volatile Sea
Equity

Casting a Wide Asset Net in a Volatile Sea

We think many US companies are real leaders in their industries globally and that there are still plenty of reasons to invest in them.

Corporate Credit Charting its Own Course
Fixed Income

Corporate Credit Charting its Own Course

As we look forward into 2014, we see relatively few large issuers that appear at risk for default, which should help to support both high-yield and bank loan credit fundamentals.

Hasenstab: A Big Risk for Investors in 2014? Doing Nothing
Fixed Income

Hasenstab: A Big Risk for Investors in 2014? Doing Nothing

In the realm of behavioral finance, there’s a concept called “analysis paralysis” that many investors succumb to. A daily deluge of data (often ...

A Selective Approach to Fixed Income in 2014
Fixed Income

A Selective Approach to Fixed Income in 2014

Fixed income faced some ups and downs in 2013, and as the year progressed, some questioned whether the asset class still held value. One theme ...

Risk Assets Take Fed Taper Announcement in Stride
Fixed Income

Risk Assets Take Fed Taper Announcement in Stride

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) delivered an early holiday surprise to some market participants, announcing at its December 18 policy meeting it ...

“Great Rotation?” How About “Selective Rotation?”
Fixed Income

“Great Rotation?” How About “Selective Rotation?”

A few months ago there was a lot of buzz about a so-called “Great Rotation,” used to describe an investor exodus from fixed income and into ...

Fed in Holding Pattern, but for How Long?
Fixed Income

Fed in Holding Pattern, but for How Long?

At its October 29-30 policy meeting, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) again put off the so-called “tapering” of its $85 billion-a-month asset purchase ...