Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
In land of negative yields, junk bonds are the haven assets
By Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg, Sally Bakewell, Bloomberg, Katie Linsell, BloombergMoney is pouring into exchange-traded funds that buy speculative-grade debt, traditionally the riskiest of fixed-income assets.
April 30, 2015
Deconstructing DurationLearn more about this often cited and sometimes misunderstood metric.
April 27, 2015
Why Bond Bears Are WrongAny Wall Street pro will probably tell you theres plenty to hate about bonds. Yet doom-and-gloom forecasts for the bond market continue to be wrong.
April 24, 2015
Unleashing frozen pensions, Russia clears way for corporate bondsRussia diverted money from retirement funds to revamp the industry in 2013, then continued seizing contributions to shore up the budget.
April 24, 2015
Unleashing frozen pensions, Russia clears way for corporate bondsRussia diverted money from retirement funds to revamp the industry in 2013, then continued seizing contributions to shore up the budget.
April 22, 2015
You thought the taper tantrum was bad? Wait till Fed lifts ratesSome players outside the insurance industry like low rates.
April 10, 2015
Economy taking center stage means higher yields for TreasuriesSome hawkish Fed officials argued at the latest FOMC meeting for monetary tightening as early as June.
April 08, 2015
Gundlach: Fed Won’t Raise Rates if Dollar Goes HigherThe DoubleLine CEO and bond expert also says energy assets are overpriced because "too many people think its cute to make an energy play."