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1Q25 Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Commentary
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Overlooked Risks in AAA-Rated CLOs
The Angel Oak team explores how recent market shifts, including potential economic slowdown and geopolitical instability, may affect future returns within AAA-rated CLOs.
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Time to Pivot: Shifting from Cash to Bonds
Angel Oak advises shifting from cash to intermediate-term, high-quality fixed-income positions, particularly securitized bonds, in anticipation of potential Federal Reserve rate cuts and decreasing growth expectations.
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Strong Tailwinds Strengthen Housing Valuation Outlook
Despite initial hopes for lower mortgage rates following the Federal Reserve’s September 2024 interest rate cut, housing affordability remains under pressure. However, as the Angel Oak team outlines in this piece, a pair of strong tailwinds could present new opportunities for investors and homebuyers alike.
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4Q24 Financial Strategies Income Term Trust Commentary
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2025 Financials Outlook
Angel Oak’s Portfolio Management team outlines why they believe 2025 is shaping up to be one of the best opportunities for bank investors in recent memory.
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Turning the Corner: Bank Stocks Poised for Growth in 2025
As outlined in this piece, Angel Oak believes the banking sector is positioned for a strong recovery in 2025, driven by a steeper yield curve, stable-to-improving credit quality, and historically low valuations, offering a rare investment opportunity as banks are set to benefit from improved fundamentals and lower rates.
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2025 Market Outlook
Discover key strategies for fixed income investors in 2025, including prioritizing diversification with an overweight to U.S. fixed income, utilizing income strategies to enhance returns, focusing on securitized credit and agency mortgages, and expecting stable homeowner credit with moderate home price growth.
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Mortgage-Backed Securities: Fed Rate Cut Enhances Opportunity for 2025
The Federal Reserve’s December 18, 2024, decision to cut its target range by 25 basis points while also continuing to reduce its holdings of Treasuries and agency MBS is expected to steepen the yield curve and tighten MBS spreads relative to corporate debt throughout 2025.
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2024 Mid-Year Outlook
Angel Oak’s portfolio management team provides its views on what to expect from the fixed income markets in the second half of 2024. Three key takeaways from Angel Oak’s 2024 Mid-Year Outlook are 1) a consensus view of a soft landing, 2) the housing market remains strong, and 3) an overweight to securitized credit.
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