Fixed income investors may wish to consider opting for amplified municipal bond exposure in their portfolios through muni bond etfs. A recent article from members of the Eaton Vance team breaks down some of the upcoming opportunities for muni bond etfs.
When it comes to navigating fixed income durations, many investors have stuck to shorter-duration bonds for now. However, opportunity may be knocking to move to a longer portfolio.
When it comes to building a fixed income portfolio as of late, much of the attention from investors has been focused on short duration bonds, and for good reason. That being said, there's still a good case to be made for intermediate duration bond exposure.
Rate cut expectations and a bout of equity market turbulence have led muni bonds and related ETFs to perk up. That's good news for conservative income investors.
The economic resilience in the face of an aggressive Fed rate-hiking cycle began to show widening cracks in the second quarter. Investors concerned about economic slowing, stagflation, or recession can find defensive opportunities across a variety of strategies.