Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Vanguard Merges Two Bond Funds
By Kara P. StapletonVanguard is planning to merge the $3.2 billion Vanguard Insured Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund into the $2.8 billion Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund on December 12, 2008.
October 01, 2008
New CEOs at Vanguard, PimcoBill McNabb has succeeded Jack Brennan as Vanguard's CEO, making him the third CEO in Vanguard's 33 years as an investment firm. Brennan remains chairman...
October 01, 2008
Sleuthing BondsFurthermore, the correlation coefficient of the municipal to Treasury bond relationship has slipped from it's long-time average around 50% to below 0% recently, indicating that...
August 25, 2008
Investors Fled Many Funds In JulyMutual funds saw net outflows totaling $3.9 billion in July, reports the Financial Research Corp., Boston.That was a sharp turnaround from net inflows of $27.9 ...
August 19, 2008
Converting risk into returnLike most other things these days, convertibles funds aren't doing great, but they're not doing as badly as they could be. In an article for...
August 05, 2008
Shortchanging the long-termLong-short funds may be a nice addition to a healthy long-term investment strategy, according to Marta Norton of Morningstar. "Research has shown that adding hedge-fund-like...
August 01, 2008
Benchmarking in Tough TimesLook at your calendar. We've already reached the half-way point of the year. How are your clients' portfolios doing? Right now is a good time...
July 20, 2008
State Legislators Advised On Bond Ratings, PrivacyInsurers who hold bonds in their portfolios impacted by downgraded bond insurers will have an option to retain those higher ratings, according to Chris Evangel, ...