Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
New Fed Bond Market Stabilization Fund Goes Shopping
By Allison BellThe SMCCF and its sister have invested $1.496 billion more in corporate bonds.
April 17, 2020
Vanguard Abruptly Closes Treasury Money Market Fund to New InvestorsIt made the move to preempt further declines in the fund's yield.
April 03, 2020
Fed Helped Bond Market Stabilize: Penn Mutual AnalystMark Heppenstall has a chart showing liqudity pressure was climbing toward Great Recession levels.
March 23, 2020
Fed Opens Floodgates as Investors Flee to CashThe Fed said it would buy investment-grade securities through ETFs, an unprecedented move.
March 19, 2020
Investors Fled to Bonds in February: MorningstarThe stock market started its dive in late February. Here's where the money went.
March 19, 2020
White House Mulls New 50-, 25-Year Bonds to Finance StimulusTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, although initially skeptical, is now more willing to do it.
March 05, 2020
Half of Active U.S. Stock Funds Beat Their Passive Rivals in 2019Morningstar reports that small-cap funds enjoyed the biggest one-year rebound.
March 03, 2020
Vanguard Announces Dramatic Changes to Managed Payout FundThe fund, which failed to gain much in assets, is replacing monthly payouts with an annual distribution.