CFA Institute Blogs
This latest edition covers both the foundations of the municipal bond market and the major changes and developments in the market since 2001. The format of describing general fixed-income concepts and then applying them to municipal securities helps the reader understand broad bond topics within the narrower arena of municipal bonds. Read more
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As I stated last month, investors have largely left last year’s biggest story, the European Sovereign Debt Crisis, behind. Instead, in the last 30 days, investors have been getting their bearings and putting in place new strategies. Read more
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While December is typically a quiet month in the world of finance and investing, last month had a surprising number of important stories. Concerns over the European sovereign debt crisis dominated the intellectual bandwidth, yet there were other stories deserving of the fixed income investor’s attention. Read more
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Will the Chinese renminbi emerge as an international reserve currency? This issue’s cover story examines the currency’s evolution over the past decade and implications for investors. Other highlights of the November/December issue of CFA Magazine include: An article on adaptive … Read more
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General Tenor: Bearish. Almost all of the speakers at the conference expressed concern about the direction of the global economy. Specifically, bearishness was expressed for: The European sovereign debt crisis The U.S. Congress’s political gridlock and inability to resolve the … Read more
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