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Yields on long-term municipal bonds are significantly higher than short term munis and are at a historical high over Treasuries. Is now the time to go long?
Given the dramatic, wealth-killing market Crash of 2008, it's not surprising that target-date funds faced a lot of criticism in recent months. Some of these so-called set-it-and-forget-it...
Wall Street's rally since mid-March has been strong enough to persuade many Americans to stop selling their stock mutual funds and start buying again.
But even as money has begun to flow back...
Bond investors are itching for higher yields but don't want to sacrifice safety. For those willing to take a little more risk, there are some attractive choices.
For risk-averse 401(k) participants, the usual havens of money-market, stable-value and short-term bond funds pose new risks.
The article starts off with a little bit of scaremongering, but...
Typically, a target-date fund changes its asset allocation to become less risky as the investor nears retirement.
But because there are significant differences in the asset allocation of the...
Building a simple portfolio based on index funds is, well, simple. But the writers at Kiplinger thought it would be interesting to ask some of the champions of easy, low-cost investing to suggest...
The volatility of the stock market has caused many investors to stash their cash in certificates of deposit and money-market funds. But investors shouldn't overlook bonds. Article has some...
Ultra-short-term bond funds are supposed to be low-risk, but their recent losses suggest otherwise. From the middle of 2007 through the end of 2008, many of these funds lost more than 20%. As you...
Some wise tips for investors from John Bogle, the founder of Vanguard.
Two of my favorites from the six:
3) Mutual funds with superior performance records often falter.
4) Owning the...
There are no rules -- no certainty -- in investing, except don't believe anything anyone tells you. It used to be that bonds provided safety and diversification, but not today. Today, bond funds...