Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Are Bonds Losing Their Defensive Edge?
By Stephen ScottMany investors are concerned that the bull market in bonds is getting too old to play effective portfolio defense while continuing to deliver strong returns.
July 12, 2016
No need for bond market alarm. Really!A columnist says one of the reasons yields are so low is just (just!) because insurers have to buy bonds.
July 11, 2016
Corporate Bond ETF Takes In Record $1.1 Billion in One DayIt happened last Thursday for the The iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD).
July 01, 2016
Pensions and Brexit. Another win for the baby boomers: GadflyBritish millennials may pay a higher price for the Brexit decision than baby boomers will.
July 01, 2016
Treasury Yields Fall to Record Low; Further Declines ExpectedYields have been plunging to all-time lows around the world; Mohamed El-Erian says 10-year Treasury bond yield could fall to 1.25% "quite easily."
June 13, 2016
Green Bonds: A Surging Market for Socially Responsible InvestingThe green bond market could double in size this year, boosted by issuance from China and U.S. corporations like Apple.
June 13, 2016
Most Expensive Bond Market in History Has Come Unhinged. Or Not.Global yields are lowest since at least 1871, says Jack Malvey; term premiums in U.S., Japan, Germany and U.K. turn negative.
June 09, 2016
Gross Says Negative Rates Will Explode Like a 'Supernova'Global yields are lowest in 500 years, says head of Janus Unconstrained Fund, which has returned 3.2% in 2016.