Though fixed income funds haven’t grown like equities, year-to-date total money to bond and balanced funds is north of $250 billion.

An allocation to real assets can protect against inflation and diversify a portfolio, while generating current income and offering capital appreciation.

Investors may be treating September with caution due to recent declines in U.S. inflation and the potential for political surprises in the U.K. and Europe.

But people will talk of a “dovish” hike, as uncertainty and pessimism, as well as continued Trump administration tumult, threaten to temper growth expectations.

Factor-based investing strategies have taken the ETF world by storm, with hundreds launched in the equities market. But the best smart beta plays may be in fixed income.

The second installment of BNY Mellon Investment Management’s three-part look at investible themes under the Trump administration: Inflation, and rising rates.

Inspire plans to launch the first religiously focused fixed-income fund within the next few weeks.

The high cash levels underscore how difficult it is for fund managers to navigate a decades-long bond rally that may be due for a correction.

The Fed has shifted from a data-dependent outlook to forecast-dependent, but that may not last, says Informa Financial Intelligence Chief Macro Strategist David Ader.

After staking their biggest bet ever against the Treasuries market at the start of 2017, hedge funds' net-long position in 10-year Treasury futures is the most since December 2007.