As the ESG-labeled bond market continues its exponential growth, we look to understand the overall credit and ESG factors of the issuer on a deal-by-deal basis. #esg #bondwithus incomeresearch.com/looking-beyond…

Rates are rising fast, but they are hard to predict. For long-term fixed-income investors, it's important to keep calm and carry on. #bondwithus #esg incomeresearch.com/wp-content/upl…

The Fed seeks to orchestrate tightening with the tools and transparency afforded to the market in the last tightening cycle. Nevertheless, if inflation trends don't improve soon, they may have to find other strategies to boost yields. #bondwithus incomeresearch.com/fed-up/

ESG ratings are in their early stages relative to traditional credit ratings. Ultimately, improving disclosures, standardizing information, and ensuring standards-based application by regulators will go a long way towards reliable ESG ratings. incomeresearch.com/consistently-i…

2022 has been a tough year for risk assets so far, but yield buckets for the high-yield bond universe have shifted sharply #bondwithus #highyield #fixedincome incomeresearch.com/wp-content/upl…

In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, and those who dedicate their lives to advancing racial justice, we are thrilled to support the following organizations: Innocence Project, @YWBoston, and Trinity Boston Connects. #bondwithus

#InternationalWomensDay2022 #bondwithus

We are excited to share our '21 Engagement Report, which highlights our Investment Team’s engagement efforts over the year. #bondwithus #ESG incomeresearch.com/irm-engagement…

Today, March 16th, 2022 marks IR+M's 35th anniversary. If you’re a client, a colleague, or a partner, thank you for bonding with us and helping us build the firm we have today. #bondwithus incomeresearch.com/bondingfor35/

In the next installment of our Liability Driven Investing (LDI) Conversational video series, Investment Product Specialist, Theresa Roy, discusses why pension sponsors should embrace LDI to reduce risk. #liabilitydriveninvesting #bondwithus incomeresearch.com/conversational…

Despite recent underperformance, current breakevens make a solid argument for maintaining or adding to fixed income allocations. #bondwithus #fixedincome incomeresearch.com/wp-content/upl…

In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes… and the probable outperformance of municipal bonds in a rising rate environment. #bondwithus incomeresearch.com/the-silver-lin…

#AAPIHeritageMonth #bondwithus linkedin.com/posts/income-r…

The ABS market began in the 1980s and quickly grew both in size and collateral types. Given the expansion managers can create even more diversified allocations to ABS subsectors. incomeresearch.com/wp-content/upl… #bondwithus #bonds #ABS

Annemarie Ellicott, Head of Corporate Responsibility at IR+M, is being honored as a Rising Star at the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Assn DE&I Awards dinner on Wednesday, June 8. Congratulations, Annemarie, from everyone at IR+M! #bondwithus

incomeresearch.com/the-ins-and-ou… As a fixed income-only manager, we naturally traffic in markets that maintain better liquidity in times of market stress, especially relative to private markets. That said, the over-the-counter function of the bond market comes with its own nuances.

As we hang on to the final days of summer, we know that “winter is coming,” and we are insulating our portfolios from the chilling effects of a natural gas market that is on fire. #bondwithus incomeresearch.com/winter-is-comi…

All eyes will be on the Fed on Wednesday. Will they hike 50, 75, or (gulp) 100bps? What isn’t as discussed in the popular media is their Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) which includes not only their DOT plot but clues as to their longer-term thinking.incomeresearch.com/10993-2/

Since Sunday March 15th, 2020, when the Federal Reserve (Fed) took emergency action to cut rates to 0.0%, one thing has become abundantly clear – this is not your Grandmother’s Federal Reserve. #bondwithus incomeresearch.com/lets-be-clear-…