Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
ECB To Buy Short-Term Bonds With No Public Cap: Sources
By Marlene Y. SatterECB 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.
August 31, 2012
4 Strikes Against Municipal BondsIts easy to contrast the muni-bond market of 2008 with todays landscape but there are significant differences.
August 31, 2012
Bundesbank Head Said to Have Threatened Resignation Over BondsJens Weidmann, president of Germanys Bundesbank, reportedly threatened to resign over the issue of bond purchases by the ECB, according to a German tabloid.
August 30, 2012
Draghi Pushes Germany on ECBThe ECB head wants to buy bonds, and he doesnt want to waitand says its not necessaryto wait for closer political unity among European nations to do so.
August 24, 2012
Bob Pozen Pushes to Protect Pensions With ‘Realistic’ Discount RateCompanies are making their plight even worse by pushing for unrealistically high discount rates, MFS Investment Management Chairman Emeritus Bob Pozen warns.
August 20, 2012
Patton's Fund Picks, Pt. 6: Global, EM Bond FundsAdvisor Mike Patton shares the results of his own research that yields his favorite mutual funds in the global and emerging market bond space.
August 16, 2012
Muni Bond Danger Lurks Where Investors Don't Suspect ItWhile the vast majority of traditional, plain-vanilla muni bonds carry virtually no risk of default, the real danger lurking in muni bonds comes from an overlooked area of the market.
August 13, 2012
Patton's Fund Picks, Pt. 5: Specialty Bond FundsAdvisor Mike Pattons favorite mutual funds in the domestic convertible, high-yield and specialty bond spaces.