Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
5 High-Profile Muni Bond Busts
By John SullivanWhitney was wrong, but high-profile defaults did occur, spooking markets and piquing analysts.
May 07, 2012
For Sale: Active Management 50% Off at PIMCOAs more money managers jump into the ETF business, financial advisors and their clients are being offered the bargain of a lifetime: Funds managed by established managers with rock bottom fees.
May 04, 2012
For Sale: Active Management 50% Off at PIMCOThe new PIMCO Total Return ETF charges annual expenses of just 0.55% vs. the $252 billion PIMCO Total Return Fund, which charges 0.90% for the waive-load shares.
May 04, 2012
Norway Dumps Bonds as Elections LoomAs the possibility of drastic change hovers over France and Greece, with elections to be held Sunday, Norway has warned that Europe is in for a rough ride.
May 03, 2012
ECB Plans to Hold Firm in Debt Crisis PolicyThe ECB had no plans to announce at its Thursday meeting that it would launch any additional bond-buying measures or take any other action to combat the debt crisis in the euro zone, holding steady against calls for more action.
May 02, 2012
PIMCO Launches Active TIPS ETFFresh off the heels of the release of its Total Return ETF, PIMCO on Tuesday began trading its Global Advantage Inflation-Linked Bond Strategy Fund on the NYSE.
April 30, 2012
Investors Pulled Record Amount From Stock Funds in April as Market Surged in Q1Discrepancy between S&P performance and stock fund flows continue.
April 25, 2012
Junk Bond Fund DebutsState Street Global Advisors introduced the SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (SJNK), which owns lower rated corporate debt with durations of less than five years.