Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Evans sees Fed raising interest rates in second half of 2015
By Rachel Evans | Aki ItoThe timing will depend on the pace of inflation.
March 11, 2014
US stocks advance, Treasuries retreatThe S&P 500 rallied 4.3 percent in February after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the economy was strong.
March 10, 2014
'The Biggest Threat We Face Might Be Economic Growth': MerkAxel Merk warns that economic growth leading to rising interest rates would add $1 trillion in interest expense to finance our deficit.
March 07, 2014
Bill Gross on Stocks: Head for Exits After 2014Bill Gross says 2014 will be a good year, but, quoting Yeats, warns that after years of QE, the center cannot hold.
February 24, 2014
Target-Dates’ Strong 2013 Results, FlowsTarget-date funds had average total returns of 5.4% for the fourth quarter of 2013, according to a recent Ibbotson Associates report. Those returns fell…
February 24, 2014
Detroit $820M bankruptcy funding hangs on creditor accordDetroits plan to end its $18 billion bankruptcy assumes bondholders offered 20 cents on the dollar will eventually swallow a deal that guarantees police and firefighters collect 90 percent of their pensions.
February 24, 2014
Detroit $820M bankruptcy funding hangs on creditor accordDetroits plan to end its $18 billion bankruptcy assumes bondholders offered 20 cents on the dollar will eventually swallow a deal that guarantees police and firefighters collect 90 percent of their pensions.
February 19, 2014
Turbulent Seas Challenge the Wind in Denmark’s SailsThe Scandinavian country is looking toward the future, but dangers lurk in the shoals.