Robert M. Brinker, CFS

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

Best Bond Funds 2025
Investing

Best Bond Funds 2025

Robert M. Brinker, CFS | November 11, 2024

In recent years, many investors have wondered why they should own bonds at all…especially during a brutal bond bear market…

The Cash Trap
Personal Finances

The Cash Trap

Robert M. Brinker, CFS | August 28, 2024

After the historic losses bond investors suffered the past two years, it’s no wonder they are content to stash more…

What Canaries Can Tell You About theStock Market … and Which Ones Are Most Accurate Now
Investing

What Canaries Can Tell You About theStock Market … and Which Ones Are Most Accurate Now

June 11, 2024

Nobel Prize–winning economist Paul Samuelson once said, “The stock market has predicted nine out of the last five recessions.” His…

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…