Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
November 18, 2005
Fidelity Adds Two Bond FundsAMT Tax-free California Bond Fund and a new Advisor Fund
October 17, 2005
NASD Establishes Corporate Bond Inde ProgramThe National Association of Securities Dealers is trying to make corporate bonds easier for consumers to understand by setting up a new bond index ...
October 01, 2005
Relief PitcherIn the category of timely topics, you can't get much that's fresher than this: in our spotlight this month we've got municipal bonds, the alternative...
September 12, 2005
Municipal Bond Backers Should Weather KatrinaMunicipal bond insurers should be able to make good on their promises to back debt issued by state and local agencies in the region ...
September 01, 2005
The Global Itch?With the Federal Reserve continuing to raise short-term interest rates, while longer-term rates inexplicably remain low (Alan Greenspan's "conundrum"), some fixed-income investors are seeking alternative...
September 01, 2005
Primed for IncomeWhen the bull market was peaking in the late 1990s, new issues of closed-end funds virtually dried up. According to Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, a...
August 18, 2005
Fidelity Makes Changes to Certain Bond and Money Market FundsEffective September 1, the minimum initial investment requirement for the U.S Bond Index Fund will be reduced to $10,000 from $100,000. In addition, the fund's...