Charles Baldwin, Author at Independent Wealth + Business Advisory

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What About Bonds? Details You Need to Know

Bonds matter. According to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, (SIFMA) the value of the global bond markets was greater than the value of global equity markets at the end of 2021 ($126.9 trillion vs $124.4 trillion).

Will Higher Interest Rates Tame Inflation?

To put it mildly, it has been a challenging environment for both the equity and bond markets this year and the forces behind the turbulence are rightly top of mind these days. Sitting front and center is the Federal Reserve and its management of inflation through its monetary policy.

It Was a Happy July and Mixed Signals Ahead

The year-to-date (YTD) combined bond and equity market sell-off for the first six months is a rarity. Historically, negative returns in both stocks and bonds, over six-month periods, has occurred only 4% of the time (observation period: 1926-2022).

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What About Bonds? Details You Need to Know

Will Higher Interest Rates Tame Inflation?

It Was a Happy July and Mixed Signals Ahead