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October 2025 Market Commentary

In October 2025, the Federal Open Market Committee cut interest rates by 25bps to a range of 3.75 to 4.00 percent and announced an end to quantitative tightening in December.

Investing

Duration 101

Jeremy Jenkins, CFA

Duration is one of the most important concepts for bondholders to understand as they review the performance of their fixed income investments.

Sustainable

Monitoring Aggregate Exposure to Physical Climate Risks

Erika Smull, PhD

As increasingly severe natural disasters threaten more regions of the U.S., Breckinridge is enhancing hurricane, flood, and wildfire risk monitoring to better inform municipal bond investors.

Equities

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

September 2025 Market Commentary

The Treasury yield curve bull flattened in September, with the 10-year yield falling by eight basis points.

Equities

Maximizing Long-Term Equity Income Potential Is About Dividend Growth, Not Dividend Yield

Joshua Perez, CFA, Bryan Poston, CFA

For investors seeking higher long-term income and capital appreciation, a company’s dividend growth rate can be a more important consideration than its dividend yield.

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

August 2025 Market Commentary

In August 2025, the financial markets were marked by a mix of economic resilience and shifting policy expectations.