How to invest $50,000 in 2025 to generate safe income
Yields on cash are cooling, but investors who want to earn a little interest on money they need to keep safe still have options in 2025. The Federal Reserve, which convenes for its final two-day meeting of 2024 on Tuesday, is broadly expected to trim interest rates by a quarter point, bringing its target range […]
How to profit if rates keep rising, going against the Fed and stock investors
U.S. stocks soared to record highs after Donald Trump’s election win and a quarter-point rate cut from the Federal Reserve. U.S. government bond yields have surged too, puzzling many market participants. I am going to stick with the contrarian view and bet on rates continuing to move higher. I’ll express that through a bearish bet […]
How to create a diversified bond portfolio with up to 6% yield
Rising yields were one of last year’s major themes as bonds crept into a bear market. Yields on the 10-year Treasury shot up to as much as the 5% mark in October — a 16-year high — but has since dropped to just above the 4% level. Yields and prices move in opposite directions. But […]