We’re all aware of the challenges investors face here in the States, but what about the rest of the world? City Different Investments portfolio manager Vin Walden recently traveled to Slovakia to investigate the European investment landscape and explore his old stomping grounds. Vin sits down with Sarah Rogala, CDI director of marketing, to...

On November 3, the Federal Reserve Bank announced it will begin tapering bond purchases later this month – reducing monthly Treasury purchases by $10B and mortgage-backed securities by $5B. While the news may spark a few fireworks in the media, it represents merely the first of what may be many well-telegraphed Fed moves to pull back on its...

It’s probably time to worry about inflation for real. But as someone who’s run two bond desks (Thornburg and Vanguard) through thick and thin, and currently manages muni and other fixed income SMA strategies for City Different Investments, I don’t think it’s time for investors to abandon fixed income. 

If you invest in municipal bond mutual funds, some odd quirks about the way mutual funds work could have a big impact on your risk.