Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Pimco says time to buy riskier debt as the U.S. will avoid recession
By Wes Goodman, Bloomberg, Susanne Walker Barton"Pimcos belief that the U.S. economy will avoid recession this year bolsters our view that its time to move into credit," Mark Kiesel, chief investment officer for global credit at Pimco, wrote.
March 02, 2016
Deutsche Bank says Fed should move in March based on the dataDeutsche Banks Torsten Slok recommended investors buy the dollar against a basket of other currencies in December.
March 01, 2016
New Benchmark: ICEA group of widely held U.S. Treasury bond ETFs from Blackrock is switching benchmarks.The iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY), iShares 3-7 Year Treasury…
March 01, 2016
Investors Seeking Safety, Index Funds in Early ’16Morningstar's latest fund flows report shows passive funds continuing to trample active products. Overall, in the first month of 2016, passive funds attracted…
February 12, 2016
A Crowdfunded 'Social Bond' Goes GlobalThrough its special structure, the MBU Capital Social Bond, which funds community projects in the U.K., is open to investors worldwide.
February 01, 2016
A 'Big Short' Lesson About Bond LiquidityRisk analysis can benefit from tuning out the crowd.
January 29, 2016
Puerto Rico Electric Renews Debt Restructuring AgreementThe contract will be extended to Feb. 16 to enable the utility to cut its debt and create a new customer surcharge.
January 28, 2016
Carbon bubble may wipe $2.5 billion out of Polish pension fundsThe loss would negatively impact pension assets owned by ING Groep NV, Aviva Plc, PZU SA, MetLife Inc. and AXA SA.