Cash has a place in portfolios, but bonds are a better choice for locking in yields, boosting return potential and providing diversification benefits.

As demand from banks and other real money investors returns (and money market demand wanes), agency mortgage-backed securities are poised to benefit.

While recent cracks in consumer spending bear monitoring, consumers (and the fixed income sectors they help propel) are still well positioned.

Voya’s Brett Cornwell joins Nikki Pirrello to discuss how plan sponsors are utilizing non tradition fixed income assets in their portfolios.

High yield bonds and loans both offer attractive opportunities for credit pickers given high income, supportive fundamentals and strong investor appetite.

With cash yields likely heading lower, it could be time to consider shifting to a flexible, broadly diversified fixed income strategy.

Whatever the exact cause of recent volatility, the more significant point is that it was an opportunity to add credit risk amid a positive outlook.

Even taking into account strong performance thus far in 2024, we believe securitized credit has plenty of room to continue its run.

The Voya Enhanced Long Duration Government/Credit (ELGC) Strategy celebrated its fifth anniversary in March 2023. We explore what makes ELGC stand out.

From 2022-2023, would-be issuers of high yield bonds held off, waiting for conditions to improve. That time may have come.