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Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), today announced the appointment of Marc Copland as Vice President, Product Line
The Federal Reserve's plans for interest rates in the second half of 2026 appear very much up in the air. That said, advisors and fixed income investors may want to renew their focus on short duration bonds and related ETFs.
Building a retirement portfolio in today's market? Here's a balanced ETF mix featuring dividends, short-term bonds, global stocks and commodities.
TORONTO, May 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MINT Income Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX: MID.UN) announced that it has filed a notice with the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and received its approval to make a normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”). Purchases pursuant to the NCIB will be made in the open market through the facilities of the TSX and Alternative Canadian Trading Systems. This NCIB will commence on May 27, 2026 and will terminate on May 26, 2027. In accordance with the Declaration of Trust by which the Fund is governed, market purchases pursuant to its NCIB may be effected by the Fund.
If you've been parking cash in Treasury bills, you know the routine: log into TreasuryDirect, place an auction bid, wait for settlement, then repeat the process every four, eight, or 13 weeks as each bill matures.
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF (MINT) is designed for daily liquidity, capital preservation, and income generation. In my view, MINT's liquidity is not fully reliable, but it offers opportunities to harvest an illiquidity premium during a liquidity event. Yield-on-cost can be attractive if investors use MINT to harvest liquidity rather than depend on it for constant liquidity needs.
Higher-for-longer interest rates and a new Federal Reserve chair confirmation are only adding to the market uncertainty in fixed income. With that, active management has almost become a necessity when navigating current and future credit cycles.
"Sell in May" may no longer work. Strong earnings, AI optimism and easing Iran fears could keep markets rising in May 2026.