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Most bond investors manage two risks simultaneously without fully separating them: the risk that inflation erodes the purchasing power of their income, and the risk that rising interest rates push the market value of their bonds below what they paid.

Gold drops as rates rise on Thursday, as we continue to see higher yields work against the value of gold. At this point, we are seeing a lot of overhead pressures, but still have a longer-term bullish run possible.

For decades, the playbook for high-income investors was almost reflexive: put municipal bonds in your taxable account, put Treasuries and corporates in your IRA.

CPI Inflation recently accelerated to a three-year high due to elevated energy prices tied to the U.S-Iran conflict. Treasury bond yields have risen sharply due to expectations that the Federal Reserve will pivot to interest rate hikes.

Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve Chairman this week, and the most striking thing about his arrival is how little Wall Street seems to care.

Reid L'anson breaks down how the war in Iran is impacting the energy market. He says coming into the year thinking we'd be short on oil helped coming into geopolitical conflict, but every day the Strait of Hormuz stays closed we lose profit.

The usual advice is to hold only 60% of your assets in stock. If you're wealthy, a 90/10 split is far better.

For most of the past two years, investors have focused on the stock market's resilience.

The U.S. inflation print for April 2026 came in at 3.8%, and that is still well above the Federal Reserve's long-term 2% target.

The 10-year Treasury yield is now close to 4.7%, threatening higher borrowing costs.