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This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan discusses three rate-hedging investment resolutions for 2022’s rising rates and inflationary environment to ring in the new year. Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.

This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan discusses the final FOMC meeting for 2021 and it’s beginning to look a lot like rate hikes may be coming from the Fed next year. Where does that leave fixed income investors for 2022? Tune-in now to hear more. Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.

This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan discusses the swaying focus for the money and bond markets on the Fed, inflation and labor market due to recent headlines following the discovery of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.

This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan talks about the reappointment of Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell and the rate outlook in the fixed income space following the Treasury’s initial market response. In other words, Fibonacci’s technical analysis. Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.

Is the Fed in for a sticky situation? This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan discusses what ‘transitory’ means specifically related to inflation, bond markets and more before gearing up to take a seat at the holiday table.

This week on the BasisPoints podcast, Kevin Flanagan reflects on the latest Fed meeting as they commence ‘phase two’ of their exit strategy. Tune-in to hear Kevin discuss a wide-range of hot topics including the Fed's plan for a fast taper, rate hikes and more while forecasting its potential market impacts.

With Halloween just a few days away, Kevin Flanagan wonders if the bond market is going to be giving out tricks or treats this year. This week on the Basis Points podcast, it looks like things are getting spooky for treasury yields all across the coupon curve, as it brought absolute levels, in some cases, back to where they were pre-pandemic. Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.

This week on the Basis Point’s Podcast, Kevin Flanagan takes a trip down memory lane as he remembers the Five-and-Dime stores while discussing the recent action that’s been occurring in the treasury markets, specifically in the 5 and 10-year sectors. Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.

Is your bond portfolio prepared for the possibility that this time the increase in rates is for real? On this week’s episode of the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan revisits one of the main themes for fixed income – considering a rate hedge strategy for bond portfolios. Distributor: Foreside Fund Services, LLC. Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent.

On this week’s episode of the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan is joined by Mike Barrer, WisdomTree’s Director of Capital Markets, to answer your questions about Fixed Income ETFs. They discuss Mike’s upcoming WisdomTree blog about trading in fixed income ETFs and how they performed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent. Bid–ask spread: the di...

On this week’s episode of the Basis Point’s podcast, Kevin Flanagan is joined by Jeff Dutra from Voya Financial to discuss the WisdomTree Mortgage Plus Bond Fund (MTGP). The WisdomTree Mortgage Plus Bond Fund operates as an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks income and capital appreciation through investments in mortgage-related debt and other securitized debt. Basis Points: 1/100th...

Another FOMC meeting is in the books as policymakers completed their September convocation, and for those keeping track, that leaves two more Fed meetings this calendar year. On this week’s episode of the Basis Point’s podcast, Kevin Flanagan reveals key insights about FOMC’s possible exit strategy, rate hikes, shifting economic projections, and more.

After a great weekend of enjoying the start of 2021’s football season, Kevin Flanagan uses the sport as an analogy for bonds and fixed income investing. On this week’s episode of the Basis Points podcast, Kevin compares protecting the quarterback on the football field to safeguarding your bond portfolio from rising rates. Basis Points: 1/100th of 1 percent. Duration: A measure of a bond’s sensitiv...

After looking at the August jobs report, Kevin Flanagan can’t help but feel a bit of déjà vu. On this week’s episode of the Basis Points podcast, Kevin compares the findings in the latest jobs report to the consensus forecast and draws comparisons between the inconsistencies between the forecast and outcomes of April’s jobs report. Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent.

One of the most anticipated events of the year for the financial markets is behind us and Kevin Flanagan weighs in on the takeaways. On this week’s episode of the Basis Points Podcast, Kevin looks back on last week’s Jackson Hole speech from Federal Reserve Chairman, Jay Powell.

Another jobs report in the books and things are getting a bit more interesting for the Fed. On this week’s Basis Points Podcast, Kevin Flanagan wonders if the heat is beginning to get turned up on Federal Reserve Chairman Powell. Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated his stance that the recent spike in inflation is only transitory – so where does this leave fixed income investors? On this week’s Basis Points Podcast, Kevin Flanagan explores two overarching themes for the second half of this year and into 2022.

On this week’s episode of the Basis Point’s podcast, Kevin Flanagan discusses a variety of reasons for the recent drop in the Treasury 10-year yield. Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent.

On this week’s episode of the Basis Point’s podcast, Kevin Flanagan reflects on the first half of the year and provides an outlook on the market and economy as we continue into the second half of 2021. Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent.

On this week’s episode of the Basis Point’s podcast, Kevin Flanagan discusses whether investors should be considering Federal Reserve (“Fed”) exit strategy protection for their fixed income portfolio and potential portfolio shifts to consider so there aren’t any Fed surprises lurking out there. Performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Current perfo...

On this week’s episode of the Basis Point’s podcast, Kevin Flanagan wonders if liftoff could be pushed up again by the Fed. He further discusses his main takeaways from the Fed meeting and the market’s outlook for the next year.

On this week’s episode of the Basis Point’s podcast, Kevin Flanagan “connects the dots” from yesterday’s Fed meeting. He discusses his main takeaways from the meeting and the Fed’s possible exit strategy from their unprecedented accommodation.

Another week of lower than expected jobs report numbers and Fed Chair Powell breathes a sigh of relief. On this week’s episode, Kevin Flanagan discusses the significance of the buzz around inflation and the impact that may have on upcoming Fed decisions.

Investors received an interesting surprise with discussion of “tapering” in the April FOMC minutes. On this week’s podcast, Kevin Flanagan discusses who is beginning to hint at tapering, who might be next, and what we can expect at the next meeting.

The release of April’s CPI and PPI reports caused a stir in the money and bond markets last week. On this week’s episode, Kevin Flanagan continues his discussion on inflation and addresses the state of the consumer sector of the economy.