03/05/2013

Fixed-Income Insights: Although the Fed Wavers, Rates May Not

By: Zane E. Brown, Partner, Fixed Income Strategist
Despite recent policy comments, here's why rates may remain stable.

02/15/2013
In the seven years leading to the financial crisis, debt loads in the Western economies ascended to unprecedented levels. February 2013

Market View Quarterly Roundtable—February 2013

Burdened by slow growth and large budget deficits, the U.S. and other developed economies need significant structural reforms. 12/18/2012

Fixed-Income Insights: Fed Charts Distant End to Easing

By: Zane E. Brown, Partner, Fixed Income Strategist
In launching another round of quantitative easing (QE), the Federal Reserve also tied an exceptionally low fed funds rate to unemployment and inflation targets that remain firmly in the distance. 11/23/2012
By: Milton Ezrati, Partner, Senior Economist and Market Strategist
Global money flows have created a series of financial bubbles—and their inevitable reversals. A policy change from the Fed could help break the cycle. 11/09/2012

Surveying the Post-Election Landscape

Lord Abbett portfolio managers discuss the investment implications of the presidential election. 10/24/2012

Fixed-Income Insights: QE3 and Its Institutional Implications

By: Zane E. Brown, Partner, Fixed Income Strategist
For fixed-income allocations reliant on core benchmarks, the central bank’s latest policy may extend the difficultly of achieving targeted funding assumptions.