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Why Does a Credit Rating Matter for Dividend Investing?

Joshua Perez, CFA, Bryan Poston, CFA

In our view, a credit rating is a measure of financial robustness and a proxy for quality, reflecting a firm’s proven results and history of prudent capital deployment.

Investing

Public Investment Grade Debt and Private Credit are Friends, Not Foes

James Spidle, CFA

Private credit allocations have progressed from niche to mainstream, presenting investors with two critical considerations.

Investing

Tax-Loss Harvesting in Fixed Income Portfolios

Eric Haase, CFA, Jeremy Jenkins, CFA

Separately managed accounts can offer the advantage of greater control of your tax liabilities through strategies such as tax-loss harvesting and tax-loss swapping.

Municipal

Rapid Municipal Market Evolution Is Shifting Traditional Advisor Roles

Christina Lynch

Investment managers confronting challenges of a more complex and competitive municipal bond trading environment must develop, deploy and continually refine new tools and technologies.

Municipal

Municipal Market: 2025 Mid-Year Outlook

Matthew Buscone, Adam Stern, J.D., M.P.A.

Influences spanning government, regulatory and trade policy, market technicals and sector fundamentals shaped the municipal bond market through June 2025.

Sustainable

Issuer Engagement and the Energy Supply Financing Ratio

Nicholas Elfner, Robert Fernandez, CFA

We see the Energy Supply Financing Ratio as an emerging and potentially important signal of how financial institutions are navigating the low-carbon transition.

Investing

New Pope's Lifetime Ministry Consistent With 2022 Catholic Investing Principles

James Spidle, CFA

The social doctrine of the Catholic Church guides its investment policy.

Equities

Navigating the Risks: High Payout Ratios and Stable Dividend Income

Joshua Perez, CFA, Bryan Poston, CFA

We believe payout ratio is a critical metric in evaluating dividend-paying securities and avoiding the potential pitfalls associated with targeting solely high dividend yield.