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The Motley Fool
December 12, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Crime at the Bond Desk Players in the $2 trillion municipal bond market face investigations. This latest scandal provides a valuable reminder: As investors, you must always be aware of the potential for abuse.   |
Financial Advisor
January 2005
Raymond Fazzi |
Flying Blind In The Bond Market Bond price reporting is improving, but many brokers still hide costs. |
Financial Advisor
July 2004
Gail Liberman |
Muni Bond Funds Vs. Individual Bonds A new study says the funds are cheaper if you actively trade. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
David Henry |
Ahead Of A Fed Move, A Cash Cow Runs Dry Like a tightrope walker on a suddenly windy day, the bond market is trying to get back to solid ground after a heady period of high profits made from cheap money and a tactic known as the carry trade |
Investment Advisor
September 2005
Angelina Dance |
S&p Mutual Fund Sector Focus: The Global Itch? With the Federal Reserve continuing to raise short-term interest rates, while longer-term rates inexplicably remain low, some fixed-income investors are seeking alternative vehicles, including global bond funds. |
Financial Advisor
March 2005
Marla Brill |
Squeezing Gains Out Of Bonds In 2005 It's a bond picker's market. Beware of corporate releveraging. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2011
Chris Shayne |
Individual Choice Although it's been hard to compare the transaction costs of individual bonds and bond funds, new research is making it easier. Here's a way to see what it costs individual investors to purchase each type of fixed-income product. |
Investment Advisor
September 2007
Palash R. Ghosh |
Diamonds Among The Junk High-yield bonds -- those fixed income securities rated below investment grade -- have some advantages over more vanilla-type bond products. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Betting on January's Big Winners For investors who dared to venture outside the stock box, January brought some good news. Within long-neglected asset classes, such as the corporate bond market, investors who beat the crowd reaped some healthy rewards. |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005 |
A Fixed-Income Fund with a Twist Bill Eigen of Fidelity Strategic Income says a broadly diversified focus and careful risk management help his fund outperform |
Wall Street & Technology
July 28, 2004
Ivy Schmerken |
Product Watch Want More Integrated E-Trading?... Displaying Treasury Data in 3-D... Extending the OMS... etc. |
Wall Street & Technology
October 28, 2005
Larry Tabb |
Bonds Ain't Stocks Developing real-time fixed-income trading algorithms won't happen soon; but, who said fixed-income algorithmic trading had to look like black-box trading on the equities market? |
Wall Street & Technology
February 12, 2004
Ivy Schmerken |
Buy Side Bets on Bond Platforms Buy-side customers expect TradeWeb and MarketAxess to compete head on in 2004, while both try to solve their STP woes. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2006
Len Reinhart |
Bonds for Boomers There are significant differences between the traditional approach to bond investing and the approach that will best serve the needs of today's high-net-worth retirees. Here's an overview for financial advisers on bonds for this group. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005 |
An Unconventional Approach In this excerpt from Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment, author David Swensen describes the many risks facing corporate bond investors. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Paying for Quality With bonds, sometimes it pays to get the best. Investors and mutual funds that are buying lower-quality bonds may find that they would've been better off sticking with Treasuries in the long run. |
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier A look at the week's activity in the bond market, and much more. Spying on rates: U.S. Treasury -- 2-year... 5-year... Thomson Financial stated that merger activity has spurred global debt issuance... etc. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2009
Donald Jay Korn |
The New Stocks Where can financial planners seek those historic equity market returns without the painful setbacks? One place to start is in the bond market. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
When Safe Investments Aren't Particularly risk-averse investors have always assumed they had one safe haven: bonds. But those who consider bonds completely safe for their money can be unpleasantly surprised. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2008
Amanda B. Kish |
Bill Gross to Investors: Run Away! Which segment of the market the world's largest bond fund is avoiding, and a look at bond ETFs. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Time to Sell This Junk? Junk bonds are getting pricey again. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2005
Susan Weiner |
Foreign Indebtedness The falling dollar has sparked an interest in international bonds, but advisers remain cautious. |
Financial Advisor
February 2008
Marla Brill |
The Bond ETF Explosion The ETF space is getting crowded. The number of fixed-income exchange-traded funds has exploded to include both portfolios based on broad indexes as well as ETFs consisting of emerging market, municipal and high-yield securities. |
Financial Advisor
March 2006
Marla Brill |
Mortgage Bonds Offer Mixed Bag A cooling housing market, rising interest rates and regulatory scrutiny have bond fund managers and fixed-income strategists keeping a watchful eye on the direction of the $5.8 trillion mortgage-backed securities market. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2009
Amanda B. Kish |
Don't Buy This Junk The high-yield "junk" bond sector of the market has been on fire this year, but you should leave these bonds in the bin. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2007
Marshall Eckblad |
5 Questions Stan and Hildy Richelson, authors of Bonds: The Unbeaten Path to Secure Investment Growth, answer five questions about the recent volatility in the fixed income market. |
BusinessWeek
March 17, 2011
Sree Vidya Bhaktavatsalam |
Investors Are Bearish on Bonds Bond investors are preparing for the end of the long rally in Treasuries by shifting money into stocks, commodities, and real estate. |
Wall Street & Technology
April 27, 2004
Ivy Schmerken |
Does Bloomberg Have What It Takes? Portfolio managers say Bloomberg should be a bigger force in electronic bond trading. Can it compete against the dealer-owned systems? |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Your latest intelligence from the world of fixed-income bonds. Here is information on the basics and beyond. U.S. Treasury: Price... Yield... 2-Year... 5-Year... Clues to the market... etc. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Fixed-Income Fever The fixed-income universe for ETF investors has been limited to shades of gray rather than a full palette, until now. Two of BGI's new funds are mixed government/credit funds options, which invest in U.S. government and investment-grade corporate securities. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Adventures in the Bond Market Bonds aren't as dull as you might think. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2005 |
Mutual Fund Monitor Should you invest in bond funds or individual bonds? |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Bennett Voyles |
The Name Is Bond If your clients are among the many investors taking a serious look at fixed income investing, herewith are a few sites that can introduce your clients to some bond basics, and a few other sites that may be useful to you. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
How to Invest in the Bond Bubble How do you invest in an inflated but necessary sector edging toward bubble territory? |
The Motley Fool
March 19, 2010
Robert Brokamp |
Will Rising Rates Sink Your Portfolio? And should you be worried? How will this affect the portfolios of people who invest in rate-sensitive securities -- namely, bond mutual funds and exchange-traded funds? |
BusinessWeek
February 2, 2004
Young & Gutner |
Why You Belong In Bonds Even when rates rise, bond funds provide a market cushion. We've done the math to find the best ones for right now. |
Financial Advisor
April 2010
Marla Brill |
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
The Motley Fool
April 3, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Home on the Exchange The ETF BGI's iShares Lehman MBS Fixed-Rate Bond Fund, featuring mortgage-back securities, gives investors fixed income with a better yield. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2006
Stuart Bromberg |
The Muni Option Municipal bonds and bond funds are still reasonably cheap and offer tax-free ballast to diversify a portfolio. But when advising clients about municipal bonds, it's important to assess whether the investors could be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
BusinessWeek
August 13, 2009
Ben Levisohn |
End of the Bond Boom? Bond sales blossomed during the credit crisis, but it may be time for investors to reconsider their passion. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
2007's Big Surprise Mutual funds that invest in Treasury securities have put in an unexpectedly good performance in 2007, giving broader-market indexes a run for their money. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Fixed Income Isn't Risk-Free Bonds can be good for your portfolio, but they come with their own risks. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
These 7 Stocks Are Making the Right Move These companies are issuing debt at a great time. |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
MacAskill & Joshi |
India's Bond Market Needs to Bulk Up The government's ambitious $1 trillion infrastructure program won't succeed without a more robust corporate bond market |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Are Bonds in a Bubble? Millions of Americans depend on the income from their bonds and bond funds to fund their golden years, so there could be lasting implications for scores of already battered investors if that bubble comes to pass. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Buying Bonds Abroad For a number of years investing in foreign bonds was relatively difficult. With the launch of the SPDR Lehman International Trust Bond ETF, investors now have a readily available way to get exposure to non-U.S. fixed income securities. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2010
Jim Grote |
Bonds for Glory Why invest in bonds? The simplest reason, to borrow a phrase from Willie Sutton, is because that's where the money is. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2006 |
Cold Call: Dick O'Brien In this interview, the self-proclaimed "Bond Geek" discusses selling bonds and the bond market in general. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2006
John Finneran |
NYSE: Earth's Securities Exchange? A look at the NYSE's ambitious plans and the risks of grand strategy. The NYSE is, so far, transforming itself effectively, but investors need to watch for hard evidence of down-to-earth execution, especially on the technology front. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Don't Get Crushed by This $376 Billion Bubble I'm talking about the bubble in bond funds. Where should investors put their money? For me, the choice is easy. I favor large-cap, high-quality stocks |
