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We have put together this article to help you understand the role bonds play in retiring with a passive income, whether you're thinking of the ideal retirement, planning for retirement, or have retired. In retirement planning, bonds should be a cornerstone investment, providing regular interest payments and returning your principal investment at maturity. This stability forms the bedrock of a passive cash flow strategy, allowing retirees to sustain their lifestyle and meet essential expenses regardless of market volatility.
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In this article, we take a look at the Semi-Government Bonds, who sells and buys them, what types of bonds are available, yields, and advantages and disadvantages of Semi-Government Bonds.
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In this article, we look at how best to construct a balanced portfolio through the inclusion of fixed coupon, or floating rate notes and inflation-linked bonds and the benefits each type of bond offers.
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Asset-backed securitisation is a funding technique that allows the pooling of a large number of loans into a single financing vehicle, which then issues a number of different tranches of debt with varying seniority.
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IABs offer protection against inflationary pressures, making them a crucial allocation during times of high inflation, but also offering many other benefits too. Here we discuss how they work and why they’re considered a core portfolio holding.
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Despite the current rise in mortgage arrears resulting from the adjustment to higher interest rates and inflation as monetary policy normalizes, we maintain confidence in the RMBS sector. These instruments usually offer more favorable returns and a consistent income stream compared to standard corporate bonds. Our preference is generally for the safer investment-grade tranches in RMBS transactions, offering lower risk than sub-investment grade options.
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Diversifying fixed income portfolios across different categories such as companies, industries, and countries helps reduce specific risks. Diversification not only lowers risk, but also enhances long-term portfolio performance, drawing on the theory introduced by Nobel laureate Harry Markowitz. A well-diversified bond portfolio can lead to smoother volatility, improved returns, and reduced risk in uncertain economic and market conditions.
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Credit ratings are an indication of perceived risk. Each year S&P Global Ratings releases a global report that shows defaults as well as rating movements (upgrades and downgrades).
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The Deputy Head of Research discusses strategies for maximizing returns in a fixed income portfolio through active trading, emphasizing the importance of understanding bond components, market conditions, and credit risk to enhance portfolio returns. The article highlights the importance of understanding the constituent parts of each bond, such as risk-free rates and credit spreads, and how they contribute to the bond's value. It also emphasizes the significance of considering factors like the shape of the risk-free curve and credit spreads when making buying and selling decisions. By combining knowledge of bond components, market conditions, and credit risk, investors can enhance their fixed income portfolio returns.
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RMBS transactions are designed to offer a range of risks and returns to suit a number of different investors. This will go from the most senior tranche that has priority over cash flows and the lowest overall risk to the most junior tranche, with equity-like risks and rewards.