Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Time to Rethink Bond Strategy?
By Janet LevauxWith current bond yields low, interest rates lower and the economic outlook cloudy at best, Ken Volpert, head of Vanguards Taxable Bond Group, says the organization doesnt think future bond returns will be nearly as robust as theyve been.
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.
September 05, 2012
ECB To Buy Short-Term Bonds With No Public Cap: SourcesECB President Mario Draghis plan to buy bonds will be unlimited but will also be focused on government bonds with short maturity, and also will be sterilized to avoid any charges that the central bank is printing money.