Long-term Treasury bond ETFs have been on the rise over the past week and will likely continue to do so at least for the near term.

Over the last 12 months, most efforts to hedge against U.S. stock risk have proven to been an exercise in disappointment. And that’s if you merely chose milder forms of hedging, such as losing dollars with numerous put options or losing opportunity with excess cash.

“Holy Moly!” exclaim the financial media. They marvel at a headline unemployment number of 5.9%.

Five days cannot tell you much about the future direction of market-based securities or their respective asset classes. They may, however, be able to provide insight into the more pressing issues or lingering worries on the minds of investors.

Whatever happened to the “Great Rotation?” You remember the predictive theory that ultra-low yields would encourage investors to rotate out of bonds and into stocks.

Why can't we have short duration and high yield on junk bonds? We can but with trade-offs. Lee Munson explains...