PRODUCT OF THE YEAR Why Nvidia's Blackwell chip is leading the AI revolution Berlin - Delayed Quote • EUR F.TEM.INV.-EAST.EUR.A YD (FT9F.BE) Follow 16.49 0.00 (0.00%) As of March 1 at 8:16:58 AM GMT+1. Market Open. Related ETF News Is VTIBX a Strong Bond Fund Right Now? MF Bond Report for VTIBX Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) Hits New 52-Week High This consumer discretionary ETF hits a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store for this ETF? Lululemon stock rises on profit beat as company boosts full-year outlook Lululemon stock rose after the company reported its third quarter results after the closing bell on Thursday. One strategist's expectations for corporate bonds in 2025 With market dynamics appearing favorable for equities heading into 2025, Schwab Center for Financial Research fixed income strategist Collin Martin joins Seana Smith and Madison Mills on Catalysts to make the case for bonds. Martin says corporate bonds, which play an important role in a balanced portfolio, have "really attractive" yields at the moment. "We think it's important to focus on income and... [yields], where you get some volatility here and there, but from a big-picture standpoint, if you look at investment-grade corporate bonds... you can get average yields of around 5%." Martin also emphasizes current average yields because "if we go back relative to the past 15 years or so, we're still at attractive levels." The strategist adds that fixed income "plays a huge role for investors as they're approaching retirement, specifically, or they're in retirement, and given what we think is a relatively positive economic outlook, we're okay taking a little risk with corporate bonds. And we think they're a nice way to boost some income in your overall portfolios." Watch the video above for more from Martin on his bonds outlook ahead of 2025. 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"Basically the consumer is in a couple of different places — the middle-income and higher-income consumer is still very strong, still looking at experiential spending. And that's something that we don't think is going to go away," Freedman tells Seana Smith and Brad Smith on the Morning Brief. "We are seeing a more choiceful lower income consumer. This is true across both bottoms-up research we do, as well as the top-down data." The Conference Board reported consumer confidence to have jumped to 108.7 in October, a significant month-over-month boost from September's reading of 99.2. Freedman will be listening for chief financial officer comments around free cash flow, noting to investors: "We think you can pick up cash flow in areas like master-limited partnerships. Get a little bit of an inflation hedge on that way. We do think that the one thing we'd emphasize for clients that have shied away from tech is to get back involved again." 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