Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Gundlach: What to Do When the Fed Finally Raises Rates
By Bernice NapachGundlach says long-term rates will fall and long-term Treasury prices will rise when the Fed hikes rates.
September 10, 2015
S&P Smacks Down a Big Argument for Active ManagementEven funds in inefficient sectors like small-cap and emerging markets fail to consistently outperform their passive counterparts, new research from S&P Dow Jones Indices finds.
September 04, 2015
ETF investors abandon inflation bets amid doubts on Fed goalInvestors who piled into inflation-linked bond funds for nine straight months are reversing course in the latest sign markets arent buying the Federal Reserves outlook for price gains.
September 01, 2015
Bill Gross Bond Rally Revives in September Following August LossWeakness in China means support for long-term Treasuries, the Janus Capital fund manager argues.
August 31, 2015
Bond Market Defies BearsDespite the future prospect of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and a debt binge by corporate America, the U.S. bond market has proved doomsayers…
August 24, 2015
Christie’s recovery elusive as bond market penalizes New JerseyNew Jersey has a lower rating than any state except Illinois after nine downgrades since Christie took office in January 2010.
August 20, 2015
It's a Good Time to Visit Muniland, but Come PreparedDavid Kotok, co-author of "Adventures in Muniland," and Matt Fabian of Municipal Market Analytics counsel muni bond investors on what to watch out for.
August 18, 2015
Russia looks to $26 billion pension stash to ease funding crunchInternational sanctions have limited borrowing abroad, forcing Russian companies to tap pension funds for assistance.