Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
PIMCO’s El-Erian: QE2 Failed to Boost U.S. Growth
By John SullivanWhile the bond-purchase program pushed investors into higher-yielding assets such as stocks, the “transmission mechanism” to lower unemployment by driving more money into the economy didn’t work, El-Erian of PIMCO said.
June 01, 2011
Exchange-Traded Products Hit Record $1.13 Trillion in April: IndexUniverseApril’s stock rally contributed to a record $1.13 trillion in U.S.-listed exchange-traded products (ETPs), IndexUniverse.com reported Monday.
June 01, 2011
PIMCO's Gross: Bond Investors Are Like Boiling FrogsWhat do bond investors and boiling frogs have in common? Bill Gross thankfully answers the question.
May 23, 2011
Columbia Management Closes Purchase of Grail AdvisorsAt a special shareholder meeting on Friday, after shareholders had voted to approve a change in investment managers for all the ETFs formerly managed by Grail Advisors, ColumbiaManagement Investment Advisors, closed its acquisition of Grail effective at the close of business that day.
May 17, 2011
Muni Bond Markets Rally to Highest Level in 6 MonthsRally comes at a time of extremely low supply of newly issued municipal bonds.
May 11, 2011
Top Fund Families See Slight ShiftSome fund families are moving into or close to the top-10 list, such as Dimensional Fund Advisors and J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
May 05, 2011
Portfolio Fix: For Retirement Income, Floating Rate Bond Funds?With yields down and inflation looming, these fixed income mutual funds are worth a look.
May 03, 2011
Small Firms Outpace Larger Firms in AUM GrowthOf the 25 fastest growing fund firms, 20 had less than $5 billion in stock and bond fund assets under management, Strategic Insight announced Tuesday.