Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Gross, Gundlach, Faber Batter Bernanke as Stocks Tumble
By John SullivanGundlach doesnt like bond alternatives, Gross doesnt like the Fed, Faber doesnt like Obama and Schiff doesnt like anybody. Judging from Wednesdays and Thursdays stock sell-off, they might be on to something.
June 19, 2013
Repeal of Muni Tax-Exempt Status Would Devastate Counties: ReportEnding the tax exemption would stick counties, states and other localities with heftier debt service payments while hurting average Americans' retirement savings, the National Association of Counties warns.
June 12, 2013
MSRB Warns Investors, BDs About Sequestration’s Impact on Direct-Pay BondsThe MSRB warned investors Wednesday to be aware of the terms of certain types of direct-pay municipal bonds to better understand any potential impact the federal sequestration has on them.
May 28, 2013
What Place for Maturity ETFs?Innovation is a defining hallmark of the ETF marketplace. And perhaps, nowhere is this more apparent than with the recent introduction of maturity date…
May 13, 2013
Quick QE Exit Unlikely, but Do Get a Bond Haircut: PIMCO, Loomis Sayles"A bond and equity investor can choose to play with historically high risk to principal or quit the game and earn nothing, says PIMCO's Bill Gross.
May 09, 2013
Jeffrey Gundlach: The 2013 IA 25 Extended ProfileAfter an abrupt 2009 departure from TCW Group, Gundlach's DoubleLine has surpassed $50 billion in AUM and runs the "most popular fund in America."
April 29, 2013
Hedging Rate SpikesVan Eck Global introduced a new corporate bond ETF that hedges against rising interest rates.
April 29, 2013
Playing Defense on BondsThe recent bull market in bond prices has been called the biggest bond bubble in history. Thanks to a combination of stock-averse investors and multi-billion dollar purchases of U.S. Treasuries by the Federal Reserve, higher bond prices have fueled the boom. But what happens when the trend reverses? How can...