Robert M. Brinker, CFS

Robert M. Brinker, CFS, editor of Brinker Fixed Income Advisor. BrinkerAdvisor.com

Best Bond Funds for 2024
Mutual Funds & ETFs

Best Bond Funds for 2024

Robert M. Brinker, CFS | January 3, 2024

Investors were looking for some relief in 2023 from the bond bear market. But the Federal Reserve’s four interest rate…

Treasury Alternative
Investing

Treasury Alternative

Robert M. Brinker, CFS | September 12, 2023

This year’s bank failures created a silver lining for bond investors—after the Federal government took control of assets from Silicon…

Will Bond Funds Make A Comeback in 2023?
Investing

Will Bond Funds Make A Comeback in 2023?

Robert M. Brinker, CFS | February 15, 2023

Bonds performed so poorly last year that investors wonder if they should own them at all. The total bond market…

The Bond-Fund Meltdown
Banking

The Bond-Fund Meltdown

Robert M. Brinker, CFS | June 21, 2022

Bonds are supposed to be steady, reliable, even boring investments—but they’ve created plenty of drama this year. The Bloomberg US…

The Outlook for Bonds in 2022… and the Best Bond Funds Now
Investing

The Outlook for Bonds in 2022… and the Best Bond Funds Now

Robert M. Brinker, CFS | February 1, 2022

For the past decade, bonds have dodged a bear market. Has their luck finally run out? The bond market faced…

These Bond ETFs Offer a Safe Haven

These Bond ETFs Offer a Safe Haven

Robert M. Brinker, CFS | September 15, 2020

Boring, reliable bonds have been the saviors of investment portfolios this year.

The Best (and Worst) Bond Funds for 2018

The Best (and Worst) Bond Funds for 2018

Robert M. Brinker, CFS | January 8, 2018

Here are the best bond funds to maneuver through a tricky 2018...and which to avoid.