Bond investors are licking their wounds with prices of U.S. Treasuries and corporate debt having recently dropped precipitously. The volatility, while being hard to stomach for many investors, is providing an attractive opportunity for advisors to strengthen client relationships by highlighting the risks associated with fixed-income investments and the need to maintain diversified portfolios. In doing so, advisors can help reverse a trend of retail investors continuing to miss out on potential equity gains.

Shares of discount brokers such as Charles Schwab have outperformed the S&P 500 Index by the greatest extent since 2003, which could indicate that retail investors are turning bullish, reports Bloomberg.

Citigroup and Goldman Sachs have recently declared the end of the commodities bull market.

Bill Gross, who manages the world’s largest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., recently touted the benefits that focusing on high quality bonds has had on his firm.