Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Muni Bond Markups: Soon No Longer a Secret for Some Trades
By Martin Z. BraunThe new disclosure applies only when a dealer buys and sells the same security in one day and not on bonds sold from its inventory.
March 30, 2018
Readying for Higher Interest RatesEven the Fed believes inflation is upon us, and it would be wise for advisors to fortify their portfolios against this risk
March 30, 2018
Megachurch Pastor, Banned Broker Nabbed for Defrauding Elderly ChurchgoersChurchgoers bought $3.4 million of interests in defunct, pre-Revolutionary Chinese bonds.
March 22, 2018
`Safe Bonds' Are Not So Safe After AllEuropeans are struggling to create multi-country sovereign bonds that would be safe for investors, including life insurers, to hold.
March 19, 2018
Actively Managed Funds Disappoint in 2017 With Some Bright SpotsThe S&P Dow Jones Indices reports that most actively managed stock and bond funds underperformed their benchmarks indexes for 2017 except for growth stock funds.
March 16, 2018
Investors Have Issues With Corporate America's New Bond IssuesBorrowers might eventually have to pay life insurers more for credit.
March 08, 2018
Women Make Up Smaller Share of Fund Managers Today Than in 1990: MorningstarOnly about 11% of portfolio managers are women even though female-run funds do not underperform, Morningstar found.
February 19, 2018
Selloff Grips Credit Funds as Rate Fears Take Hold in MarketForecasters at an Axa unit say higher Treasury yields could lead to wider bond spreads.