Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Small Firms Outpace Larger Firms in AUM Growth
By Danielle AndrusOf the 25 fastest growing fund firms, 20 had less than $5 billion in stock and bond fund assets under management, Strategic Insight announced Tuesday.
April 14, 2011
Greek Bond Yields Driven Higher on Restructuring FearsThe yield on Greek bonds, particularly for short-term paper, skyrocketed Thursday as worries over the possibility of haircuts drove investors’ fears. Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish bonds followed, since anything that would initiate a Greek restructuring would likely affect the other troubled nations as well.
April 13, 2011
Strategic Insight, Morningstar Report Slower U.S. Stock Fund Inflows in MarchStrategic Insight and Morningstar both reported a slowing of inflows into U.S. stock mutual funds in March as demand grew for international equity funds and taxable bond funds.
April 10, 2011
February Yields Mostly Positive Results for Closed-End FundsThe RiverNorth Closed-End Fund Index’s best performing asset class in February was Convertible Bonds, returning 7.23%, driven by 3.7% discount narrowing.
April 01, 2011
First-Quarter Review: Equities Show Solid Gains, Bonds Have Mixed Results: Searching for Alpha for April 2011Little differentiation between the returns in growth and value stocks, but munis stage a comeback.
April 01, 2011
Portugal Bond Auction Buys TimePortugal held a snap auction of bonds on Friday to help it fund its second quarter. But while demand was strong, yields continued to rise, presenting a bleak outlook as Lisbon attempts to avoid the need to seek a bailout package.
March 31, 2011
Advisor listening skills: Stop doing these thingsListening is the most important skill you need to network. Through listening you build a bond of trust, and you gather information
March 31, 2011
Coping with call reluctance (part 2)Last month we broached the topic of call reluctance and aversion, the anxiety many salespeople experience in making cold calls to try to find new business.