Bond Funds
Keep up with the latest news about bond funds which can provide diversity and income to portfolios and offset equity risk.
Strong Q2'09 For Emerging Markets, Bond Funds
By Janet LevauxDuring the second quarter, $137.5 billion flowed out of money-market funds and about $7.6 billion left U.S., Europe and Japan equity funds, as the combined...
July 23, 2009
Mallett: Stability MattersUsing stock-based funds as a default retirement plan investment vehicle may expose many affected plan participants to excessive risk.
July 14, 2009
Second-quarter mutual fund inflow highest since 2007Investors poured the largest amount of money into stock and bond mutual funds in more than two years in the second quarter, according to a...
July 01, 2009
Surviving the Muni StormThe next corner of the bond market that looks poised for a storm of epic proportions is the usually quiet and tame municipal bond market....
July 01, 2009
Morningstar Investment Conference '09: Experts Discuss the Fund Industry's Ups, Downs and Future(Chicago) "Corporate bonds have the stock guys salivating," according to Morningstar's Russel Kinnel, while attending the 2009 Morningstar Investment Conference (held May 27-29 in...
July 01, 2009
Inflation Proofing: How to Guard Against the Return of Rising PricesWith prices falling on everything from some food to plenty of real estate, your clients may have little interest in talking about ways to inflation-proof...
June 25, 2009
Funds Added $55.5 Billion In MayStock and bond mutual funds reported net inflows of $55.5 billion in May.
June 24, 2009
PIMCO Launches Its First ETFThe PIMCO 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index Fund (TUZ) began trading in early June. This ETF focuses on U.S. Treasuries with short-term maturities and is benchmarked...