Financial Focus – March 30th, 2022
Listen to this week’s Financial Focus as Nate Kreinbrink and James Nelson discuss the turmoil in the bond market so far this year and the impact it has had on balanced portfolios.
Worst Ever
We have heard a lot this year about rising inflation and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. David Nelson joins Local 4 News to discuss how those dynamics been playing out in financial markets and what investors can do to address some of these issues.
Bond Market Madness
OVERVIEW The U.S. stock market rose for the second week in a row last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 1.79%, the Dow increasing 0.31%, and the Nasdaq rising 1.98%. The VIX Index, a measure of volatility, fell more than 12% for the week, further easing...
The Yield Curve Did What?
Something weird happened in the bond market this week. The interest rate on the 3-year U.S. Treasury bond (2.35%) surpassed the rate of the longer-dated 10-year bond (2.34%). In the finance world, we call this an inverted yield curve. Usually, it’s the other...