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Is Now the Time to Buy Long-Term Municipal Bonds?
Submitted by Sam Cass  (bestcashcow.com)

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?

Article | Aug 26, 2009 | Views: 211 | Comments: 0
Tags: municipal bonds, munis, bond funds

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No Quick Recovery for Hard-Hit Target-Date Mutual Funds
Submitted by ktexas  (online.wsj.com)

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...

Article | Jul 6, 2009 | Views: 90 | Comments: 0 
Tags: investments, retirement, stock market, stocks, investing, bear market, retirement planning, mutual funds, bond funds, target date funds

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Should bonds still get the love?
Submitted by artv  (www.latimes.com)

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...

Article | Jun 20, 2009 | Views: 124 | Comments: 0 
Tags: investments, interest rates, economy, bonds, inflation, stock market, investing, mutual funds, recession, bond funds

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Don't Count on TIPS
Submitted by ktexas  (www.kiplinger.com)

Their inflation protection will likely be overwhelmed by their vulnerability to rising interest rates.

Article | Jun 16, 2009 | Views: 112 | Comments: 0 
Tags: bonds, inflation, investing, mutual funds, risk, treasury, investment, tips, bond funds, safety

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Muni bonds under the microscope
Submitted by ktexas  (money.cnn.com)

An inflow of investor cash is making the safe-looking securities look a lot better than they really are.

Article | Jun 8, 2009 | Views: 82 | Comments: 0 
Tags: economy, bonds, taxes, income, municipal bonds, investing, recession, munis, bond funds, municipal bond funds

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Looking for Yield in All the Safe Places
Submitted by ktexas  (www.businessweek.com)

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.

Article | May 30, 2009 | Views: 135 | Comments: 0 
Tags: yield, interest rates, bonds, inflation, income, municipal bonds, investing, mutual funds, tips, bond funds, corporate bonds

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When Safe Places No Longer Feel So Safe
Submitted by ktexas  (online.wsj.com)

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...

Article | May 15, 2009 | Views: 64 | Comments: 0 
Tags: retirement, investing, risk, money market funds, stable value funds, bond funds, short term bond funds, safe investments

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Target-date mutual funds may miss their mark
Submitted by ktexas  (www.dallasnews.com)

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...

Article | May 11, 2009 | Views: 102 | Comments: 0 
Tags: retirement, stock market, stocks, bear market, mutual funds, risk, asset allocation, bond funds, target date mutual funds

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Four Simple Index Fund Portfolios
Submitted by ktexas  (www.kiplinger.com)

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...

Article | Apr 15, 2009 | Views: 91 | Comments: 0 
Tags: bonds, index funds, stock market, stocks, investing, mutual funds, tips, bond funds

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Six Top-Notch Bond Funds
Submitted by ktexas  (online.barrons.com)

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...

Article | Apr 7, 2009 | Views: 89 | Comments: 0 
Tags: stock market, investing, mutual funds, bond funds, balance portfolio

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Not as Good as Cash - Risks of Ultra-Short-Term Bond Funds
Submitted by ktexas  (www.kiplinger.com)

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...

Article | Mar 24, 2009 | Views: 86 | Comments: 0 
Tags: bonds, investing, cash, bear market, mutual funds, saving, money market funds, bond funds, short term bond funds

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John Bogle's Six Lessons for Investors
Submitted by ktexas  (online.wsj.com)

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...

Article | Jan 8, 2009 | Views: 182 | Comments: 0 
Tags: index funds, stock market, stocks, investing, mutual funds, bond funds

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And You Thought Investment Grade Bond Funds Safe
Submitted by DanS  (www.nytimes.com)

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...

Article | Dec 14, 2008 | Views: 356 | Comments: 0 
Tags: diversification, bond funds, investment grade bonds



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