In today’s changing financial landscape, fixed-income investors are no longer limited to traditional bonds and Treasury securities. The rise of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), innovative bond platforms, and targeted credit indexes have fundamentally transformed how investors approach income generation, risk management, and portfolio diversification. From the complexities of navigating TreasuryDirect to the flexibility of short-term T-bill ETFs and corporate bond indexes designed to “beat the blob,” new tools offer both seasoned and novice investors unprecedented control over their fixed-income strategies.
Treasuries Today: More Hoops, More Hurdles
It was once so simple: Investors went to the federal government’s TreasuryDirect website to find and purchase securities. Selling or transferring their Treasuries was also easy—but not…
