Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Morningstar Finds Its Analyst Ratings Can Predict Future Performance
By Bernice NapachA Morningstar study fund that gold ratings for actively managed equity funds were especially predictive.
November 15, 2017
Vanguard Shareholders Vote to Restructure REIT Funds and for Other ChangesThey also approved proposals that provide more flexibility to switch fund advisors.
November 13, 2017
Bond Investors Just Swapped Credit Risk for Duration RiskThey exchanged $1.9 billion in the two biggest junk bond ETFs for four investment grade ETFs more sensitive to a change in interest rates.
November 10, 2017
Gundlach's Stock Market Warning Comes TrueDeteriorating junk bonds threaten equity-market darlings; correlation had reached its most negative level in three years.
October 25, 2017
Fidelity Rolls Out New Bond Fund and 2 Lower-Priced Share ClassesThe Fidelity Short-Term Bond Index Fund can be bought with fees as low as 3 basis points.
October 24, 2017
Buy the Dip Is a Losing Strategy in the Bond MarketThe author believes bond yields will soon move higher.
October 12, 2017
Come On, Bondholders, Give Puerto Rico a BreakYou took on risk. You lost. That's life. Now think of the victims of Hurricane Maria.
October 05, 2017
Everybody Wants Duration Even as Fed Normalization Draws NearAn analyst says insurers and pension funds needs could put a cap on 30-year bond rates.