Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Don't Discount Muni Risks
By Ron DeLeggeMunicipal bonds have lower default rates and carry lower risk because credit raters say sohow many times have we heard that?
September 18, 2012
Pimco's Gross Slams Fed in Tweet CritiqueSure, hes no Kim Kardashian or Ashton Kutcher, but PIMCOs Bill Gross is gaining traction with his Twitter feed.
September 17, 2012
Merkel Defends ECB, BundesbankChancellor Angela Merkel of Germany defended both sides of the bond-buying issue, saying that politicians should stay out of ECB limits in bond purchases but championing the right of the Bundesbank head to challenge them.
September 17, 2012
Downgrades of France, Others Irrelevant: InvestorsRatings agencies suffer from a credibility problem, judging from market reactions to some of their most dramatic moves.
September 14, 2012
Federal Reserve announces new round of stimulusBut how long will this stimulus last?
September 13, 2012
A $4 trillion Dodd-Frank loopholeTo get around a Dodd-Frank requirement, bankers have offered to help traders turn risky securities into the bonds they need.
September 10, 2012
Today's Bond Yields Are 'Financial Repression': Vanguard ExpertKen Volpert, head of Vanguards Taxable Bond Group, wants to be sure that bond investors are prepared for what lies aheadnamely small to negative returns.
September 06, 2012
ECB Holds Rates as Draghi Reveals PlanThe ECB held interest rates where they were as its president, Mario Draghi, presented his bond-buying plan designed to save the euro.