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Advisors Favorite High Yield Funds
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPHigh yield bond funds are a natural alternative, but which funds should you consider to balance higher yields and risks?
September 23, 2010
Fed’s Quantitative Easing Plan May Burst Growing Treasury BubbleFederal Reserve policymakers' decision to buy more Treasury debt as interest rates stay at historic lows may give the U.S. economy the stimulus it needs, but it also may help contribute to a growing Treasury bubble.
September 23, 2010
MSRB Announces New LeadershipThe Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) will alter its board and supervisory structure as of the start of its fiscal year, Oct. 1, according to a news release on Tuesday.
September 22, 2010
Vanguard to Offer Russell-Based Index Funds and ETFsVanguard introduced seven equity index funds and exchange-traded funds on Wednesday based on Russell domestic stock benchmarks.
September 22, 2010
Green Economy Indexes Out from NASDAQ OMXInvestors following the green economy now have a place to go: a new comprehensive family of indexes from the NASDAQ OMX Group.
September 22, 2010
PIMCO Launches Corporate, Build America Bond ETFsPIMCO said its two new exchange-traded funds, the PIMCO Build America Bond Strategy Fund (BABZ) and the PIMCO Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Fund (CORP), began trading on Tuesday.
September 21, 2010
Calvert Social Index Releases New ListCalvert Investments on Monday released the reconstituted Calvert Social Index; the list was effective at the close of business on Friday.
September 20, 2010
Housing Market Index in September Continues August's Dismal LevelFigures released Monday for the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for September held steady at 13, tying August's low.