Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
December 26, 2017
Bond Investors' Next Big Trade Is Betting on U.S. HomeownersCredit risk transfer buyers will suffer first if default rates rise.
December 26, 2017
The Sovereign-Debt Doom Loop Still Threatens BanksEditors at a general business wire service wrestle with worries about the dangers inside banks' security blanket.
December 19, 2017
Morningstar Finds Its Analyst Ratings Can Predict Future PerformanceA Morningstar study fund that gold ratings for actively managed equity funds were especially predictive.
December 15, 2017
Debt-Hungry Pensions Seen Having Fewer Bonds Under Tax BillOne weird side effect of the proposed changes is that corporations may borrow less.
December 07, 2017
Bill Gross: Expect a ‘More Cautious and Easier Fed’The Janus fixed income fund manager shares his monthly outlook, stressing that investors should be careful in 2018.
November 15, 2017
Vanguard Shareholders Vote to Restructure REIT Funds and for Other ChangesThey also approved proposals that provide more flexibility to switch fund advisors.
November 13, 2017
Bond Investors Just Swapped Credit Risk for Duration RiskThey exchanged $1.9 billion in the two biggest junk bond ETFs for four investment grade ETFs more sensitive to a change in interest rates.
November 10, 2017
Gundlach's Stock Market Warning Comes TrueDeteriorating junk bonds threaten equity-market darlings; correlation had reached its most negative level in three years.
October 25, 2017
Fidelity Rolls Out New Bond Fund and 2 Lower-Priced Share ClassesThe Fidelity Short-Term Bond Index Fund can be bought with fees as low as 3 basis points.
October 24, 2017
Buy the Dip Is a Losing Strategy in the Bond MarketThe author believes bond yields will soon move higher.