After a sluggish start, the Treasury yield curve steepening gained momentum in late 2025 as the Federal Reserve cut rates by 75 basis points over three months, driving short-term yields lower. With ...

Picking individual stocks can be difficult for the average investor. While some stocks outperform the market’s return in any given year, it’s usually only a handful that generate the bulk of the ...

Higher-for-longer appears to be the path the Federal Reserve will pursue over the near term. So advisors and investors may want to consider some tried-and-true methods regarding accessing the bond ...

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Market volatility remains elevated after last week's stock sell-off and VIX spike. A barbell strategy is a time-tested way to weather periods of continued market choppiness. 3 market experts share how ...

In this week’s episode of The MarketBeat Podcast, Kate chats with David Wagner, Equity Analyst & Portfolio Manager at Aptus Capital Advisors. Dave discusses his barbell strategy to pair two seemingly ...

A barbell portfolio is one of the many ways to manage an investment allocation. In this article, we take a look at this allocation type in the context of income investing. In our view, barbell ...

Crypto trader Cred notes Bitcoin and meme coins as a barbell portfolio have performed best. Returns across different sectors have been very unevenly distributed in this bull cycle. Don’t miss this ...