Analysis of and outlook for fixed income investing trends, strategies and individual bonds and bond funds and ETFs.
Mar 17, 2010
By Stan Luxenberg
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been carefully signaling that the Fed stands ready to raise interest rates this year if the economy continues to mend. For bond funds that could be bad news. ...
Jan 5, 2010
By David A. Geracioti VonAldo.com
First the good news: The S&P 500 should climb by about 19 percent or so from yesterday’s close, says mutual fund manager Steve Leuthold in his firm’s “Green Book” monthly research report, released this morning. Now the bad news: “Then [it] will give up those gains in the second half of the year.” In short, the bull is getting old. VonAldo.com, the blog of Registered Rep. Editor-in-Chief David A. Geracioti...
Oct 1, 2006
By Kevin McKinley
Postponing Social Security payments is often a smart idea that leads to a healthier retirement...
Feb 1, 2005
By Chris O'Leary
Efforts to make corporate bonds more appealing to retail investors have reached a crossroads, and their ultimate success or failure now depends in large...
Dec 1, 2004
By Mike Ruff
If there’s one thing to be learned from “all weather” investment strategies such as muni laddering, it’s this: there is such a thing as too conservative....
Jul 1, 2004
By Robin Penfold
It's repeated so often it has almost become a financial planner's mantra: Over 20 years, stocks always beat bonds. Look back on history, the refrain continues,...
Jun 1, 2004
By Steve Watkins
When the Federal Reserve signals an imminent rate rise, the news is traditionally greeted like a general alarm in the high-yield bond markets: Get out...
Jun 1, 2003
By Eric Uhlfelder
Investments in non-dollar denominated assets are a nice hedge now....
Jan 1, 2003
By Stan Luxenberg
During the 1990's bull market, many dismissed bonds as plodding investment vehicles that only produced single-digit returns. But when hotshot stocks sputtered,...
Oct 1, 2002
By Eric Uhlfelder
Think you're safe buying an investment grade bond for your client? Guess again. Rating downgrades are coming at a record pace. By increasing client asset...
May 1, 2002
By Jeff T. Hussey
Abandoning bonds in favor of stocks might appear sensible — but risky....
Apr 1, 2002
By Deirdre Fretz
There’s no guarantee the guarantors won’t flop....
Mar 1, 2002
By Robert G. Smith III
Focus on the process, not the products, to prove your worth as an advisor....
