Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

Financial Advisor August 2009 Marla Brill	Playing It Safe Consistency and a remarkable lack of surprises have been the hallmarks of this bond fund.
Financial Advisor January 2009 Marla Brill	Working The Bond Market Fund manager Andrew Stenwall says high-yield bonds are likely to outperform.
Financial Planning September 1, 2012 Craig L. Israelsen	Should Investors Avoid Fixed Income Securities When Interest Rates Rise? Why not test the conventional wisdom that investors should avoid fixed-income securities when interest rates rise?
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Ilana Polyak	Trash or Treasure? Some investors might steer clear of anything to do with mortgages, but not Metropolitan West Total Return bond fund. The three managers of the $11 billion fund find conditions for mortgages optimal.
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Tara Kalwarski	How to Fix Your Bond Mix Here's how three funds allocate bonds for people retiring in 2010
On Wall Street April 1, 2013 Jeff Tjornehoj	Market Conditions Could Push Investors to Unconstrained Bond Funds Unconstrained bond funds may see renewed interest this year, but at what risk?
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	Are "Excellent" Funds Foolish? Part 4 This five-part series takes a closer look at the 24 funds highlighted in the 2007 Business Week/Standard & Poor's Excellence in Fund Management Awards. Intermediate-term bond champs... Second-best bond funds...
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.
Registered Rep. August 25, 2015 John Wasik	Green Bonds Grow Up The market for green bonds grew to $37 billion in 2014, according to Bloomberg data, with demand outstripping supply. The World Bank alone has sold more than $8 billion in green bonds since 2008.
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 Advisor May 2012 Marla Brill	High Yield, Global Style The recent surge in popularity of high-yield bonds has left Andrew Feltus both encouraged and concerned.
On Wall Street January 1, 2013 Jeff Tjornehoj	Classifying Funds That Turn to Lower-Rated Debt to Boost Return One analyst says it s time to separate bond fund classification strategies into distinct groups.
Registered Rep. October 4, 2013 Stan Luxenberg	Getting Yield in Short Duration Bonds Should you shift all your bond allocation to shorter issues? Probably not. Over long periods, intermediate bonds have outdone short-term issues by wide margins.
Registered Rep. June 20, 2014 Stan Luxenberg	Fighting the Bond Bears Forecasters suggest trimming intermediate funds and shifting assets to short-term bonds and cash. But not everyone is swayed by the bond bears.
Registered Rep. June 11, 2014 Stan Luxenberg	Bargains in Closed-End Funds? According to Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors, the average closed-end bond fund now sells at a 6% discount to the value of its assets. You can buy $1 worth of bonds for 94 cents.
Financial Planning September 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn	Double Plays When clients want a total return fund, it may be difficult for advisors to sort out the options. Determining what role a total return fund can play in a client's portfolio requires a deeper understanding of this confusing category.
Financial Advisor December 2011 Maureen Nevin Duffy	Where The Returns Are In the bond arena, emerging-market and high-yield offerings are top performers.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2010 Amanda B. Kish	This Rally Is So Over While bonds still serve a vital role in every investor's portfolio, just make sure you're not banking your entire future on them.
Financial Advisor May 2008 Marla Brill	Munis' Turn To Shine One of the country's most influential fixed-income managers is enthusiastic about a municipal bond market that she says is more exciting than any she has seen in her 23-year career.
Financial Advisor April 2008 Bruce W. Fraser	Strategic Income Funds Can Limit Volatility The traditional safe harbor of fixed income in times of extreme market volatility doesn't mean your clients have to settle for today's low yields on Treasurys. Strategic income funds, often overlooked, offer diversity, reduced risk and the potential for higher returns.
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.
Financial Advisor December 2006 Marla Brill	Clouds Gather Over Junk Bonds Financial advisors doing year-end portfolio tuning should give the high-yield portion of fixed-income investments a little extra scrutiny, and keep a close eye on their positions in 2007.
Registered Rep. August 29, 2011 Stan Luxenberg	Outperforming Muni Bond Funds Can Be Conservative or Aggressive. But You Better Know Your Fund Not all municipal bond fund managers are content to stay in the middle of the field. A few stars have topped the averages by following unusual strategies.
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Lewis Braham	Is Your Bond Fund Reliable? Here's help for finding solid bond fund performers.
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?
Financial Advisor October 2009 Eric Rasmussen	The Ripe Fruit Mellows Corporate bonds offered great opportunity earlier in the year, but now that yields have fallen, investors are rethinking strategy.
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.
Financial Advisor October 2005 Marla Brill	No Homeruns This Year The manager of the Delaware High-Yield Opportunities Fund believes that this year, with concerns about rising interest rates widespread and yield spreads so tight, high-yield bond returns won't measure up to the appetizing levels investors saw in 2003 and 2004.
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.
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.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger	The Ratings Game The companies that rate bonds look at several factors in rating fixed-income securities. Learn how these ratings work, and don't buy without knowing the facts.
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 David Fairlamb	Europe: The Bloom Is Off The Junk Worries about a rise in global interest rates, a sell-off in stocks and bonds in emerging markets like Brazil, and the impact of sky-high oil prices have sparked unease in the European high-yield junk-bond market.
Registered Rep. March 31, 2015 John F. Wasik	The Case For Fixed Income Active Management Does it still make sense to have a high-profile, actively managed bond fund in your clients' portfolios?
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.
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
Financial Planning September 1, 2005 Susan Weiner	Proceed with Caution High-yield bond funds have hit some potholes recently, but don't consign them to the junk heap just yet.
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 Advisor December 2007 Eric Rasmussen	After the Storm The fixed-income market's fortunes this year have played out against the drama of the subprime mortgage meltdown, when investment banks and investors realized that a lot of bad debt was sloshing through the market.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	Hard Times for Junk Bonds High-yield bonds' time in the sun may be over. Although junk bonds may produce tempting returns, they should only be introduced strategically, and they should almost never account for a large portion of your investment.
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Craig L. Israelsen	Best and Worst of Bonds Investors often forget that different types of bonds, like stocks, can provide wildly different returns. This was never truer than in 2008.
Financial Planning July 1, 2005 Susan Weiner	Foreign Indebtedness The falling dollar has sparked an interest in international bonds, but advisers remain cautious.
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	Are "Excellent" Funds Foolish? Part 5 This five-part series takes a closer look at the 24 funds highlighted in the 2007 Business Week/Standard & Poor's Excellence in Fund Management Awards. Focus on bond funds... Mortgage-backed bonds... Not necessarily necessary... etc.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	Forecasting for Dollars For many investors, the typical bond-fund manager's cautious approach is fine. But some clients may prefer one of the few funds that still aims to stand far out from the pack. These active managers use a variety of tools.
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Suzanne Woolley	Follow The Raging Oil Bulls Energy funds may head higher. But most stock and bond funds look earthbound.
Financial Advisor December 2010 Eric Uhlfelder	Going Global Investors have entered some less explored foreign corners of the debt market in their search for yield. So far, it has been paying off, but caution is needed.
Financial Advisor February 2, 2009 Bruce W. Fraser	A Glimmer Of Rewards Prices on high-quality corporate bond issues represent a buying opportunity for advisors.
Financial Planning August 1, 2005 Robert Hertzberg	Location, Location, Location Why real-estate funds were the right place for money in the second quarter... The love affair with current income continues... Investors have become increasingly focused on international securities... etc.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2010 Amanda B. Kish	6 Bond ETFs for Today's Market In case you haven't noticed, bonds are the new black.
Financial Planning June 1, 2013 Ilana Polyak	Star Fund Managers' Global Hunt for Yield The managers of the Brandywine Global Opportunities Bond Fund deal with low U.S. yields by looking all over the world.
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.