Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Invasion of the Yield Chasers! Even PIMCO Joins Horde
By Joyce HansonConsidering the frustratingly low yields in risky junk bonds and a moderately steep Treasury yield curve, where do opportunities lie for fixed-income investors?
March 01, 2013
Top Portfolio Products: PIMCO, Vanguard Launch More EM Bond FundsIn addition, Vanguard says it will no longer accept new fund flows into the Wellington and Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt funds.
February 28, 2013
PIMCO’s Bill Gross: ‘If the Fed’s So Smart, Why Are Some of Us Still Poor?’In his latest outlook, Gross quotes Alan Greenspans question"How do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values?"and answers with some questions of his own.
February 22, 2013
Vanguard Shares Latest Fund ChangesVanguard is tweaking the asset mix of 20 funds, including several target-date retirement funds, to further diversify these broad, balanced portfolios and to incorporate the new Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund, now in registration with the SEC.
February 22, 2013
5 Reasons Muni Bonds Will Outperform in 2013Municipal bonds will be one of the best performing fixed-income asset classes this year.
February 22, 2013
Morningstar Expert Debunks Myth of ‘Dumb’ Fund InvestorsJohn Rekenthaler discussed why investors were not making money that one might expect from funds at the Morningstar Ibbotson Conference.
February 20, 2013
Fed Meeting Showed Growing Unease Over QE PolicySeveral Federal Reserve policymakers were concerned last month about the risks of the Fed's efforts to boost the U.S. economy by keeping borrowing costs low.
February 13, 2013
U.S. mutual fund assets set to pass $15TNet new flows of mutual funds totaled $90 billion in January compared to December, which experienced outflows of $18 billion.