Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Top 20 ETFs in 401(k)s: BrightScope
By Danielle AndrusETFs have proliferated in 401(k) plans in the past few years as more plan sponsors understand the benefits, BrightScope says.
September 09, 2013
PIMCO's Gross Having 'Fun' With Market ChallengesThe coming Fed action will be "taper-lite," bond big Bill Gross predicts in a wide-ranging Bloomberg interview.
September 08, 2013
Losers vs. Bigger Losers: Bond Lessons From the Summer Sell-OffMorningstar looks at how some top-rated bond funds fared in May and June and what investors should expect going forward.
September 03, 2013
2 Big Reasons for Ultrashort Bond FundsIs the asset class the real deal or a flash in the yield hunter's pan?
August 29, 2013
PIMCO's El-Erian: Don't Get Too Excited About GDP GrowthStronger-than-expected GDP growth in the second quarter rising to 2.5%: great news, right? Not so fast.
August 28, 2013
Vanguard: Index TDFs Gobbling Up DC Plan AssetsThe percentage of actively managed assets in Vanguard's retirement plans has fallen dramatically since 2004, the fund giant said in a white paper.
August 28, 2013
PIMCO Blames Media for Bond Fund OutflowsThe financial media are at least partly to blame, according to Douglas Hodge, chief operating officer of the bond giant.
August 26, 2013
Are You Ready for Rising Rates?Interest rates have nowhere to go but up! Thats the tune Wall Streets prognosticators have been singing over the past five years, and theyve been dead wrong. Until now.