Bond Funds
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High-Quality Bond Funds -- Year-End 2004 Review
By Staff WriterPesky Bonds Survive Against The Tide
December 20, 2004
Investors Stay Loyal to Municipal Junk Bond FundsDec. 16, 2004 -- Rising interest rates have spurred investors to abandon some bond mutual funds this year, but one group of fixed-income investments -- high-yield municipal bond funds -- has continued to attract money. Funds that buy these securities have turned in good results so far, and that should...
December 20, 2004
Fund in Focus: Payden Emerging Markets Bond FundKristin Ceva, co-manager (since inception in December 1998) S&P Rank: 3 Stars Stepping It Up A Notch
December 01, 2004
American Maintains Lead in Fund SalesDec. 1, 2004 -- American Funds continued to lead U.S. mutual fund complexes in sales in October, and its Growth Fund of America/A (AGTHX) again...
December 01, 2004
Net New Cash Into Stock Funds Slows in October: ICINov. 29, 2004 -- Money flowed into stock funds at a slower rate in October than last month, according to data released today by the...
December 01, 2004
A Five-Star PerformerThe characteristics of the Greenspring Fund (grspx) might be a little hard to grasp at first glance. S&P calls it a "hybrid U.S. flexible" fund,...
December 01, 2004
Frank Talk From the Bond KingWith the exception of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and Treasury Secretary John Snow, no one swings a bigger club in the bond market than...
November 03, 2004
American Tops Fund Sales AgainNov. 2, 2004 -- As it has been throughout the year, American Funds was the best selling fund complex in September, and its Growth Fund...