Tag Archives: U.S. Treasuries
Diversification across Durations
The S&P 500® surged to a third all-time closing high on Oct. 28, 2025, up 18% YTD. But the ride for U.S. equity investors has not always been a smooth one, with the index recouping sharp losses from earlier in the month on renewed tariff-related concerns and regional bank losses, coupled with AI bubble1 jitters…
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Rethinking Safe Havens: Exploring Euro and Sterling Bonds amid U.S. Uncertainty
For many years, global issuers have gravitated toward the U.S. dollar bond market, drawn by its unparalleled liquidity, vast investor base and efficient access to funding. However, recent developments in the U.S. yield environment are beginning to shift perspectives on the U.S. Treasury market’s long-held reputation as the world financial safe haven. In response, market…
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Yippy Yields and Dollar Dilemmas
Equity markets have made a remarkable recovery following a turbulent start to the second quarter, with the S&P 500® closing out May up 6%. However, ongoing uncertainties surrounding tariffs and their inflationary impact, concerns about the fiscal deficit and potential shifts in foreign demand for U.S. Treasuries have weighed on the bond market, with the…
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Rates, Risk and Relative Value
It is clear that the rapid rise of the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield could have significant implications for active bond manager performance, as well as bond market volatility dynamics. But how might this affect the equity market? Another important role of U.S. Treasury yields is to act as a risk-free rate to compare to the…
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Duration Distress
We’ve written previously about the traditional sources of excess return for fixed income active managers, one of which is taking on higher term or interest rate risk. 2024 witnessed a sharp reversal in the excess returns from term risk, as long duration tilts that would have rewarded managers in 2023 hurt them in 2024. A…
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Equity Exuberance and Fixed Income Foreshadowing
In the immediate aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, U.S. equities soared on Wednesday, November 6, with the S&P 500® up 3%, while small caps surged even higher, with the S&P SmallCap 600® up a substantial 6%. Subsequently, on Thursday, November 7, the much-anticipated Fed rate cut of 25 bps came to fruition. With two…
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Bond Beginnings and Beyond
American political consultant James Carville once commented that he’d like to be resurrected as the bond market because, “you can intimidate everyone.” As of July 2023, the global bond market comprises about USD 135 trillion of securities, of which rated corporate debt represents USD 23 trillion.1 U.S. corporate debt makes up roughly half of the…
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Examining Defensive Strategies Through an Index Lens
How are advisors using indices to evaluate defensive strategies as they look to protect client goals amid rising rates and inflation? Join TD Wealth’s Andrew Neatt and S&P DJI’s Julie Ballard for a closer look at the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats and S&P 500 Quality indices. https://youtu.be/D6xIXXswHEo
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Andrew Neatt, diversification, dividends, Downside Protection, ETFs, Financial Advisors, indexing, inflation protection, Julie Ballard, momentum factor, multi-asset, quality factor, real assets, rising rate protection, S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, S&P 500 Factors, S&P 500 Quality, S&P Dow Jones Indices, TD Wealth Management, wealth management
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An Efficient, Rules-Based Approach to Factor Rotation
Explore how the design of the S&P 500 Factor Rotator Daily RC2 7% Index is helping democratize access to factor investing, providing a simple, rules-based blueprint for building dynamic factor strategies.
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dynamic rebalancing, factor investing, Factor Rotation, indexing, Indexing insurance, low volatility, multi-asset, Multi-Factor, risk control 2.0, S&P 500 Enhanced Value, S&P 500 Factor Rotator Daily RC2 7% Index, S&P 500 Factors, S&P 500 High Dividend, S&P 500 Low Volatility, S&P 500 Momentum, S&P 500 Quality, S&P Dow Jones Indices
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S&P MAESTRO 5 Index: A Sophisticated Composition Designed to Simplify Risk Management
Get to know the S&P MAESTRO 5 Index, a diversified, multi-asset, multi-factor risk parity strategy designed to help investors hit the right notes across a range of market conditions.
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