Ben Hernandez

In a changing bond market landscape, more wealth managers are recommending municipal bonds. The Federal Reserve is set to ease monetary policy and a new president will take office in 2025. So munis are an ideal option in the event of market volatility.

With the need to power data centers and other tech with heavy requirements, big tech could be tapping into nuclear energy as a viable option.

It might seem like sugar and gold operate as two mutually exclusive commodities that don’t have any correlation with one another. However, one market strategist has identified a pattern in the current environment that links the two when juxtaposed.

With the expectation that the Federal Reserve will continue to cut interest rates, corporations proceeded to issue more bonds in Q3. Given this, fixed income investors have options, including three from Vanguard.

The prime indicator of small-cap performance, the Russell 2000, is up almost 9% the past five days. As such, small-cap equities are having their own post-election rally and it could sustain itself through the rest of the year and beyond.

Emerging market (EM) assets are benefiting from a post-election rally as investors are now more clear on what the incoming presidential administration will look like. In the meantime, if emerging market assets continue trending higher, consider bond exposure.

China continues to wrestle with its economy, adding stimulus measures to stave off the aftereffects of a real estate crisis a few years ago. But as a major corn and soybean consumer, it’s keeping prices in limbo. A potential trade war could add additional intrigue.

Improving fundamentals are emboldening institutional money managers to take on more emerging market bonds. In a true sign of a risk-on sentiment, these managers are adding the riskiest of bonds in EM countries.

With the path to rate cuts clearer, Treasury bonds have been heading higher since the start of the summer, but they’ve taken a turn. The return of rising yields have been putting the

A global transition to clean energy should shine a light on silver’s long-term prospects. Solar power demand, in particular, should prop up the need for silver moving forward.