Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
What’s at Stake for Muni Bond Investors in Detroit Insolvency
By Gil WeinreichIn what may be the most severe case of credit distress since the Great Depression, the city of Detroit is charting new territory in negotiations with creditors to avert a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing.
June 19, 2013
Bernanke Sets Timeline for Fed to End Bond-BuyingBernanke said the reductions would occur in "measured steps" and that the purchases could end by the middle of next year.
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.