Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Gross Says Fed Won't Tighten Till 2016
By Gil WeinreichPIMCO manager Bill Gross has taken to Twitter to hammer home the idea that theres value in bonds as the Fed continues to support markets with quantitative easing and bond buying.
July 12, 2013
June Long-Term Fund Outflows Worst Since 2008: MorningstarLong-term funds shed $47.3 billion, the largest monthly outflow since October 2008.
July 11, 2013
Equity Funds (Barely) Stay in Black as Bond Funds Plummet in Q2: LipperWhile commodities specialty funds had a stellar second quarter, precious metals fell more than 35%, according to the research group.
July 11, 2013
Corporate pension funded status improves in JuneTwo months of bond sell-off activity, which drove interest rates higher, has resulted in a reduction in benefit obligations for the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index.
July 08, 2013
Genworth is overbought and could be poised to decline over bond lossesNot everyone is looking forward to rising interest rates.
July 08, 2013
The Heavy Price of StockpickingIf the pros can't get it right, wealth manager Eric Nelson asks, what's the chance that a do-it-yourself investor will do any better?
July 04, 2013
Are TIPS From Bill Gross Worth Much Anymore?Between Gross' heavy bet on TIPS and the Fed's announcement that it would taper off its bond buying, it has been a rough few months for PIMCO.
July 01, 2013
Weighing FundamentalsAre traditional bond index funds flawed?A new bond ETF from Invesco PowerShares Capital Management will completely bypass conventional bond index strategies…