Basis Points

The private credit market may be primed for more attention with the start of the latest rate cut cycle. This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan is joined by the CEO of Gapstow Capital Partners, Chris Acito to discuss the latest on this growing asset class. They also offer insight into how the WisdomTree Alternative Income Fund, HYIN, can offer strategic exposure for investors and advisors.

With the Fed “recalibrating” monetary policy towards rate cuts, the uncertainty now shifts to the timing and magnitude of this easing. In the latest Basis Points episode of the Money in Motion series, Kevin Flanagan presents a barbell approach, utilizing our Floating Rate Treasury Fund (USFR) and Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGGY). 

Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent. 

Barbell: The barbell is an investment strategy applicable primarily to a fixed income portfolio. 

After much anticipation, the Fed finally delivered a rate cut at today’s FOMC meeting. This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan examines the Fed’s data-driven approach, the potential disconnect between market expectations and Fed actions and the crucial role employment data will play in shaping future rate cuts.

The UST 2-Year/10-Year yield curve has recently shifted into positive territory, while the UST 3-month/10-Year curve remains deeply inverted. This week on a special episode of the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan discusses the divergence between the curves, and highlights market expectations on future Fed rate cuts and the potential for a steepening trend ahead.

Basis Point: 1/100th of a percent.

With Labor Day behind us, the focus for money and bond markets shifts to the September FOMC meeting, where Fed Chair Powell has hinted at a rate cut. This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan explores the implications of the upcoming September FOMC meeting and discusses the Fed’s shift in focus from inflation to labor market data.

Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent.

With rate cuts now definitively expected by the bond market for the September FOMC meeting, some perspective is in order. In the third installment of the Money in Motion series, Kevin Flanagan discusses the implications of the new rate regime in U.S. Treasury yields and highlights the advantages of floating rate notes in this investment landscape.

Basis Point: 1/100th of a percent

Treasury yield: The return on investment, expressed as a percentage, on the debt obligations of the U.S. government.

Will we experience another case of déjà vu and witness another rally in the U.S. Treasury market? This week on the Basis Points podcast, Kevin Flanagan explains why the Treasury rally needs to be validated.

The combination of a dovish Fed Chairman Powell post-FOMC presser and cooling labor market setting provided more fuel for Fed rate cuts. Kevin Flanagan discusses how the debate is no longer centered around the number of potential easing moves for the remainder of 2024, but rather, how large they could possibly be in his Money in

Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent.

At yesterday's FOMC meeting, the Fed kept rates unchanged, marking the eighth consecutive meeting where policymakers decided to take no action on the rate front. Against this backdrop, Kevin Flanagan discusses the possibility of a rate cut in the next FOMC meeting in September.

Basis point: 1/100th of 1 percent.

The news of President Biden dropping out of the presidential race has created a whole new layer of uncertainty into the market backdrop. Amid this volatility, we suggest honing in on an issue with more clarity: Fed rate cuts. In the first Basis Points podcast episode of the 'Money in Motion' series, Kevin Flanagan discusses how investors can strategically navigate rate cuts in their fixed income portfolios using a barbell strategy.

Basis Point: 1/100th of a percent.