Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
PIMCO Launches Its First ETF
By Staff WriterThe PIMCO 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index Fund (TUZ) began trading in early June. This ETF focuses on U.S. Treasuries with short-term maturities and is benchmarked...
May 07, 2009
Boomers - Beware stimulus bondsWith municipal bonds receiving the lion's share of investors' attention of late, boomer clients might think infrastructure investments are the way to go. But the...
May 01, 2009
State Street Launches Long-Term Bond ETFState Street Global Advisors has just introduced the SPDR Barclays Capital Long Term Credit Bond ETF (LWC). LWC provides market exposure to long-term (10-plus years) investment-grade...
April 27, 2009
Editor's Choice for April 27In the search for clarity for the values of toxic bank holdings, the Fed's stress test methodology uses two FASB standards in valuing holdings...junk bonds--more junky than ever.