Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Investment trends
By Staff Writer$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
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 ...
April 01, 2008
Munibond ETFs Are Screaming OpportunityWhen was the last time municipal bond yields were higher than those of U.S. Treasury bonds? As of March 5, the SPDR Lehman Municipal Bond ETF...
March 28, 2008
FRC: Funds Report Positive FlowU.S. stock and bond mutual funds attracted $17 billion more cash than they lost in February.The net flow of cash into the funds has fallen ...
March 01, 2008
Bonds, Large Blend Top the '07 ChartsFund data complied by the Financial Research Corporation of Boston shows investors have been actively moving from equities to bonds, with intermediate-term bonds capturing the...
February 03, 2008
Bond Insurers' Woes Prompt NAIC GuidanceThe current credit crunch precipitated by subprime mortgage problems is hurting bond insurers and, in turn, creating problems for carriers who hold bonds in their ...
February 03, 2008
Bond Insurers' Woes Prompt NAIC GuidanceThe current credit crunch precipitated by subprime mortgage problems is hurting bond insurers and, in turn, creating problems for carriers who hold bonds in their ...
February 01, 2008
Year of the Bond ETFWith so much happening in all directions, last year was insane for the ETF industry, even in relatively staid areas like fixed-income. The number of...