Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
S&P Cuts Greece's Rating to World's Lowest
By Marlene Y. SatterGreece on Monday was dealt a harsh blow by rater Standard & Poor's, which saddled the country with a credit rating lower than that of Pakistan—in fact, the lowest national credit rating in the world.
June 02, 2011
PIMCO's El-Erian: QE2 Failed to Boost U.S. GrowthWhile the bond-purchase program pushed investors into higher-yielding assets such as stocks, the "transmission mechanism" to lower unemployment by driving more money into the economy didn't work, El-Erian of PIMCO said.
June 01, 2011
Research Groups Post Latest Data, TrendsAccording to the Financial Research Corporation, stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $32.7 billion in March. International/global equity-objective…
June 01, 2011
Getting High in the Munibond MarketSome munibond investors complain that yields still aren’t high enough, but a new munibond ETF from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) aims to change…
June 01, 2011
Exchange-Traded Products Hit Record $1.13 Trillion in April: IndexUniverseApril’s stock rally contributed to a record $1.13 trillion in U.S.-listed exchange-traded products (ETPs), IndexUniverse.com reported Monday.
June 01, 2011
PIMCO's Gross: Bond Investors Are Like Boiling FrogsWhat do bond investors and boiling frogs have in common? Bill Gross thankfully answers the question.
May 23, 2011
Columbia Management Closes Purchase of Grail AdvisorsAt a special shareholder meeting on Friday, after shareholders had voted to approve a change in investment managers for all the ETFs formerly managed by Grail Advisors, ColumbiaManagement Investment Advisors, closed its acquisition of Grail effective at the close of business that day.
May 17, 2011
Muni Bond Markets Rally to Highest Level in 6 MonthsRally comes at a time of extremely low supply of newly issued municipal bonds.