Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Fund Inflows Fall, FRC Says
By Staff WriterThe flow of cash into stock and bond mutual funds fell to $25 billion in April, from $37 billion in April 2007, according to Financial ...
May 28, 2008
Invincible American Funds takes a hitAfter successfully dodging the bond-market storm earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reports, several big mutual funds thought the worst was over. It was...
May 28, 2008
Payout funds show increased popularityWith the promise of a wave of baby boomers leaving the work force, a plethora of new income-generating products are available for retirees. According to...
May 28, 2008
FRC: Fund Inflow FallsThe flow of cash into stock and bond mutual funds fell to $25 billion in April, from $37 billion in April 2007, according to Financial ...
May 06, 2008
Investment trends$43 million: Net inflow of long-term funds like stocks, bonds and hybrids for March 2008. 34%: Percentage of mutual fund owners who only own funds outside employer-sponsored plans. $7.43 billion: Inflow of taxable bond funds
May 01, 2008
Funds Weaken with Markets; Bonds Gain Inflows in '08It's been a tough three months for mutual funds. "Wild market swings throughout first quarter 2008 played on investors' psyches, and as a result, equity mutual...
May 01, 2008
State Street Adds Global TIPS ETFFighting the ravages of inflation just got easier. In mid-March, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) launched the SPDR DB International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF (WIP) on...
April 25, 2008
Fund Inflows DeclineMutual funds took in $25 billion more assets than they lost in March, down from $36 billion in net inflow in March 2006.Domestic stock funds ...