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The Motley Fool February 19, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Fall for Short-Term Bond Funds Short-term bond funds are often touted as a substitute for money market funds. Often, short-term bond funds pay slightly higher interest rates, however, a little more interest isn't worth the risk. |
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
The Rundown on Rates If the stock market's latest gyrations are making you suffer, just wait until you see where the real action is: Treasury bills. |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
PayPal Backs Down eBay will lower the yield on its popular PayPal money market offering. Soon, PayPal may find prospective short-term investors hooking up with the higher-yielding alternatives. |
BusinessWeek November 4, 2010 Peter Coy |
Credit and the Bernanke Code The Fed's new foray into bond purchases has to lower long-term rates to succeed. The $600 billion is less than it has already spent. |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2007 Robert Brokamp |
Funds Fighting Inflation Rethink reinvesting during retirement. Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index... Vanguard 500 Index... |
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Money Market Funds Got cash? Make the most of it. You'll typically find offerings from popular fund providers Fidelity and Vanguard among the top-yielding mutual funds in each category. |
The Motley Fool March 12, 2008 Todd Wenning |
When It Pays to Be Tax-Free With interest rates decreasing, tax-free savings vehicles look more attractive. |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2005 Mathew Emmert |
Think Dividend Stocks, Not Bonds Bonds aren't compelling investments in today's market. This dividend fan tells you why. |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Climbing Down the Ladder Does bond laddering make sense with an inverted yield curve? |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Rich Miller |
The Mystery Of The Sleeping Long Bonds Asian currency manipulation or drags on U.S. growth could be setting the market and the economy up for an abrupt adjustment to low long-term bond rates. |
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Tara Kalwarski |
How to Fix Your Bond Mix Here's how three funds allocate bonds for people retiring in 2010 |
Financial Advisor May 2006 Marla Brill |
The Inverted Yield Curve Ride Despite assurances that a recession appears unlikely, many investors are taking a cautious stance on the bond market, while giving more play to cash and shorter-term securities. |
The Motley Fool September 21, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Tempting Move Is a Big Mistake With many low-risk savings vehicles having seen their income dwindle to almost nothing, some are jumping into bond funds, which could be riskier than they probably think. |
BusinessWeek June 25, 2009 James C. Cooper |
Housing's Tentative Gains In a tricky balancing act meant to support the nascent housing recovery, the Fed suggests it might spend more to keep interest rates low, while trying to soothe investors' inflation fears. |
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Rich Miller |
The Bond Market May Lead The Next Rate Rise Expect less focus on the Fed and more on the economy. |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Big-Time Risk on Short-Term Money Short-term bond funds have been billed as an attractive substitute for money-market mutual funds. But as some investors are discovering, these funds aren't risk-free. Yields fluctuate, and you risk losing some principal. |
Financial Advisor October 2005 Marla Brill |
Why Bonds Keep Beating The Odds Financial advisors who have been taking defensive measures in anticipation of rising long-term rates and falling bond prices may have to wait awhile longer for their strategies to shine. |
The Motley Fool August 27, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
A Disaster Waiting to Happen Paying up for funds that just give you your money back isn't smart. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2010 Russ Krull |
Your Best Cash Alternative What are the options to earning zip on savings? |
The Motley Fool May 31, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Why the Fed Can't Make Up Its Mind Dueling influences put the Federal Reserve in a box. |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2005 |
Money Market Funds, Explained They're not exciting, but you may need them. They're generally ill-suited for long-term savings, but they're great for short-term investments, such as for money you'll need in the near future. |
The Motley Fool July 12, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Where to Put Your Short-Term Savings Why settle for getting 1.05% at your bank when you might earn 5% somewhere else? |
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 April 9, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
A Threat to This Rally If interest rates creep higher, it would put pressure on stock prices. |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
The Best Income Boosters Now Your Bank is Competing with Dividend Stocks for Your Money. |
The Motley Fool November 23, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
CD Rates Rising Recent rate hikes are making CDs more attractive. Just make sure you shop around for the best deal. |
The Motley Fool May 16, 2005 Mathew Emmert |
Putting the Interest Back in Interest Rates Alan Greenspan saves the day for savers. Here are a few places to consider stashing some cash. |
Registered Rep. July 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
A Tough, but Smart Sell Plenty of clients detest bond mutual funds, but a bond fund can be less volatile than a small portfolio of individual bonds. The typical fund is broadly diversified and includes hundreds of names. |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Will Rate Cuts Kill the Housing Market? The latest rate cut from the Federal Reserve was again good news for the stock market. Unlike the last several Fed moves, however, this one didn't make mortgage borrowers cheer. Read on to see why. |
On Wall Street May 1, 2013 Matthew Lemieux |
Getting Ready for Rising Rates Unfettered interest in fixed income has persisted, despite the reality that interest rates will rise. |
BusinessWeek January 10, 2005 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Financial Fuel For The Economy's Engine Despite risks, U.S. financial conditions ranging from low interest rates, a declining dollar, and an upbeat stock market are the most supportive in many years. |
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Must-Read Mutual Fund News The week in mutual funds and how to profit from it. |
On Wall Street November 1, 2010 Tim Knepp |
The High Yield Influence The meteoric rise of asset prices seen in 2009 was particularly evident across high yield bonds, and 2010 has witnessed another strong year for this asset class. |
BusinessWeek January 23, 2006 |
Steady Income Wins the Race The co-managers of Fifth Third Strategic Income Fund explain their strategies and goals for the $160 million fund. |
The Motley Fool February 16, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
How to Invest When the Fed Raises Rates Companies that pay dividends should have the cash to reward investors. |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Bernanke's Done, Finally Stocks and the economy shouldn't expect any more help from the Fed. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn |
Better Yields Yield can be found in a variety of places, from the most common to the highly esoteric. Here's a look at some of them. |
Financial Advisor April 2010 Marla Brill |
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
Entrepreneur October 2003 Dian Vujovich |
No Guts, Some Glory Thinking short term and safety first? Here's a fund that's got both. |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 |
Mortgage-Rate Mojo Ever wonder what causes mortgage rates to rise and fall? Well, know that they fluctuate along with other interest rates. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2002 Stan Luxenberg |
Calming the Terrified Client For most clients, however, there are options more lucrative than principal-protection funds that provide a respectable return without assuming the risk of straight equity funds. Consider, for example, closed-end municipal bond funds. |
BusinessWeek November 6, 2006 James C. Cooper |
U.S.: A Do-Nothing Fed Is Looking Less Likely The notion that the Federal Reserve will be cutting interest rates next year is rapidly losing support on Wall Street. |
The Motley Fool November 29, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The Inverted Yield Curve and You What current interest rates mean for the average investor. |
BusinessWeek November 18, 2010 Liz Capo McCormick |
Bond Investors Detect a Whiff of Inflation Bond options are anticipating a rise in prices. That would lower the risk of deflation settling in. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2008 Mary Dalrymple |
Protect Your Savings From the Fed Rate cuts may be great for borrowers, but they're not great for savers. |
The Motley Fool August 3, 2010 Russ Krull |
Bond Bubble Brewing Low bond yields make them expensive relative to stocks. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Sasha Franger |
The Ups and Downs of Money Market Funds Money market funds traditionally have been both a safe vehicle for investors to store money and important to the economy because they generate short-term capital. |
Registered Rep. February 13, 2012 Stan Luxenberg |
Searching for Yield Yield-starved investors have good reason to be increasingly frustrated. Money-market funds yield next to nothing, and 5-year Treasuries yield less than 1 percent. TIPS sport negative yields. |
InternetNews December 11, 2006 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Stocks Stall Out Stocks turn choppy ahead of the Fed's interest rate decision. |
The Motley Fool March 11, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Who Buys Treasuries Once the Fed Leaves Town? Someone will. But that doesn't mean there's no risk. |