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The Right Way to Balance Stock Risk Stocks may be the investment that will make you rich. But once you've saved up a decent nest egg, you'll need other investments to help you stay rich.   |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Don't Be Fooled by "Safe" Payouts No investment is completely safe right now. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Time to Buy These Beaten-Down Investments? Junk bonds have fallen, and investors are running scared. What's the smart move? |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Bonds Aren't as Good as They Look But people keep buying them. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Save Yourself From the Bond Bear The possibility of losses in bonds has some people running scared, but you should stay smart. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Why Bonds Aren't Enough to Retire On Most investors can't afford the luxury of an all-bond portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
How Bond Funds Can Burn You There are many traps for this "safe" investment. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Dividend Stocks You Can Depend On If you're looking for stocks that will give you both a healthy stream of current income as well as the promise of potential growth for years to come, you'll find plenty of dividend-paying stocks that fit the bill. |
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
November 24, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
6 Winners From Higher Rates Think rising interest rates are bad? Some companies will benefit. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
U.S. Treasury 1, S&P 0 Treasuries stand out in a bond market that's otherwise lackluster at best. |
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
July 18, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
4 Things to Buy Instead of Treasuries 401(k) reform may have had an unintended consequence. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
How to Escape the Most Dangerous Investment Today Bill Gross says to steer clear of Treasuries. What should you do instead? |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Best Place to Find Income Now Bond yields and dividend yields are moving in opposite directions. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Watch This Top-Yielding ETF The iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund makes plenty of payouts with its high-dividend holdings. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Save Your Retirement From Certain Doom It's the beginning of the end for Social Security. Are you prepared? Like it or not, you need to seek out higher returns. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Time to Sell This Junk? Junk bonds are getting pricey again. |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Higher Rates Will Hurt These Stocks Yields are headed up. Some stocks will suffer. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Beware This Investment's Hidden Risks Bonds deserve a place in most investors' portfolios. But relying on them exclusively could be riskier than you think. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Tax-Smart Answer to Low Interest Rates Municipal bonds aren't risk-free, but they are attractive. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2011
Donald Jay Korn |
Buoyant Bonds The world seems to be awash in debt, especially government debt. Considering that government issues are crucial to the world's bond markets, fixed-income investments have held up surprisingly well. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2008
Jason Brady |
A Race for Income Most investors who are searching for income from their investments look at one factor: yield. Is this the right approach? |
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
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? |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Climbing Down the Ladder Does bond laddering make sense with an inverted yield curve? |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Death of Bonds? You shouldn't give up on bonds entirely, but neither should you rely on them to support you without help from other investments. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Make a Mint With Munis With falling yields elsewhere, municipal bonds look more attractive. Traditionally difficult to buy, it is now a little easier to purchase them with a new ETF, the iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
June 4, 2009
Ben Levisohn |
Are Treasuries a Safe Haven? Or Dangerous? Treasury bonds' prices have fallen dramatically since last fall. Does that signal economic recovery - or runaway inflation? |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Don't March With General Bernanke The Fed chief is promoting a dangerous muddle. Stocks are now outperforming junk bonds by the widest margin in a decade and they remain at rock-bottom valuations compared with bonds. Don't fight the Fed. Get your stocks while they're cheap! |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The True Risk of Bond ETFs Rising interest rates will hurt more than you might expect. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Are No Free Lunch Extra yield may be worth the risk in some cases, but be sure you know what you're getting into. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
Today's Buy Opportunity: Annaly Capital Why today's "11 O'Clock Stock" is Annaly. |
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
September 18, 2009
Todd Wenning |
Stocks That Keep Paying You Back Jumping into bonds isn't a bad thing, but investors do need to keep a few things in mind. |
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
March 3, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Cheapest Way to Boost Your Income If you need the cash, this is the best way to get it. As a way to provide income, you should definitely consider owning some dividend stocks. |
BusinessWeek
February 7, 2005
Robert Barker |
Still Sweet On Dividend Stocks Still under 3%, the yields on five-year, AAA-rated municipal bonds won't be funding many ocean cruises this winter. That's why I've been keeping my eye on an alternative: dividend-paying stocks. |
BusinessWeek
February 4, 2010
Tara Kalwarski |
How to Fix Your Bond Mix Here's how three funds allocate bonds for people retiring in 2010 |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Why Retirees Still Need Stocks Because bonds alone won't get you to the finish line. |
Financial Advisor
October 2009
Michelle Knight |
Cashing In On Cash Flow Retirement-age investors need not resign themselves to a portfolio of Treasury bonds with pitifully low yields. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Why the Fed Put These Stocks Ahead of Savers Rock-bottom interest rates are here to stay, apparently. Highly leveraged companies got a big boost from the Fed's promise to keep short-term rates low. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2005 |
What's a Bond? A bond is a loan from you to a company or government. If a company issues bonds, it's borrowing cash and promising to pay it back at a certain rate of interest. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
April 5, 2011
Stan Luxenberg |
A Bond Bear Market? Not to Worry, Follow Vanguard's Bogle's System Under most scenarios, bonds will deliver modestly positive returns in coming years. |
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. |
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
February 12, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Next Victim of the Recession Forget about those 5% yields. |
