Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Municipal Bonds Offer Opportunities, RidgeWorth Paper Shows
By Marlene Y. SatterAccording to a white paper released by RidgeWorth Investments, the high-grade municipal bond market still offered attractive opportunities for investors, even though the market was dramatically different from last year.
August 12, 2010
Strategic Insight Sees Stock, Bond Fund Inflows of $25 Billion in JulyDriven by ongoing demand for bond funds, U.S. mutual fund investors added about $25 billion in net new cash to U.S. stock and bond mutual funds in July, Strategic Insight said.
August 12, 2010
Morningstar Fund Flows for July Show Investors Shunning U.S. StocksInvestors continue to shun U.S. stocks and are increasingly putting their money into funds that feature bonds, commodities, and alternative investments, according to the latest research from Morningstar.
August 12, 2010
Morningstar Fund Flows for July Shows Investors Shunning U.S. StocksInvestors continue to shun U.S. stocks and are increasingly putting their money into funds that feature bonds, commodities, and alternative investments, according to the latest...
August 01, 2010
Catching Up With Jeffrey GundlachJeffrey Gundlach, founder of DoubleLine Capital and former CIO of Trust Company of the West, gave the keynote address at the Morningstar Investor Conference on...
August 01, 2010
Vanguard Plans ETF ExpansionAccording to a June 24 registration filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Vanguard is planning 19 new funds with corresponding ETF shares. The...
August 01, 2010
Maturity-Date Funds ArriveSeven corporate bond ETFs were launched by Claymore Securities. The new bond ETFs have maturity dates in the 2011-2017 range and follow indexes that mainly...
August 01, 2010
Have Munis Lost their Mojo?It's no secret that cities, states and counties across the U.S. are in dire straits. Budget deficits are up, tax revenues are down. What lies...