Senior Loan Talking Points
Highlights from the week of June 17 – June 23, 2022.
Now that yields have reset higher, bonds are positioned to protect portfolios while delivering higher income.
Floating-rate income and the secured nature of senior loans may provide a valuable defense against both rising rates and higher default risk for investors able to stomach short-term volatility.
The prospect of rising real interest rates favors value versus growth stocks, while moderating economic growth and persistent inflation favor inexpensive stability value names over well-priced cyclicals.
Highlights from the week of June 17 – June 23, 2022.
Securitized credit isn’t complicated. It’s an investment involving predictable consumer behaviors that have fueled economic growth for generations.
Now that yields have reset higher, bonds are positioned to protect portfolios while delivering higher income.
Floating-rate income and the secured nature of senior loans may provide a valuable defense against both rising rates and higher default risk for investors able to stomach short-term volatility.
Jeff Dutra, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager of Structured Finance, recently sat down with Greg Goodson, CFA, Portfolio Specialist of Fixed Income, to discuss the current state of the Agency MBS market.
Following the bond market’s recent beating, term yields have already priced in aggressive Fed rate hikes, positioning core bonds to effectively diversify credit risk. Hear from Chris Wilson, Senior Client Portfolio Manager of Fixed Income, in our latest episode of Voya Views.
The prospect of rising real interest rates favors value versus growth stocks, while moderating economic growth and persistent inflation favor inexpensive stability value names over well-priced cyclicals.
Fear of inflation, which has driven stocks and bonds down in tandem year to date, is expanding to fear of a growth slowdown, potentially leading to a capitulation point. If this shift takes hold, and stagflation risk has been priced in to reach a new equilibrium, it could restore the normal relationship between stocks and bonds.
A human-plus-machine approach to analyzing and monitoring major events can help clear today’s fog of war—and potentially prepare for future crises.
During the month of May there’s a lot of media attention on 529 college savings plans, culminating in National College Savings Day a.k.a. 529 Day on May 29th. Paula Smith, Senior Vice President, Product Strategy and Development - Retirement and College Savings, gives an overview of the benefits of 529 plans.