How To Ballast A Portfolio With Bonds

How To Ballast A Portfolio With Bonds Russ and investment strategist Terry Simpson explain how to ballast a portfolio using fixed income, traditional “safe-haven” Treasuries not included. If January and early February performance is any guide, there’s a new normal in financial markets today: Heightened volatility. Earlier last month, stocks fell faster than any deterioration in fundamentals would seem to warrant. Then, as January drew to a close, equities rallied, spurred on not by improving fundamentals, but rather by shifting sentiment after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced more aggressive stimulus. The road has been bumpy for bonds as well, especially those in credit…