Nassim Taleb, author of "The Black Swan," said the "first thing" investors should avoid is U.S. Treasuries and the second is the dollar.
Policy makers are robbing savers by driving down real interest rates as they keep borrowing costs at record lows in a "devil's bargain," says Pimco's Bill Gross.
Several kinds of ETFs should benefit if prices and interest rates begin to rise.
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Advisors say they are fielding more calls from clients who want reassurance about their holdings in the muni bond market.
Junk bonds in Asian countries where infrastructure spending is fueling growth, such as Indonesia, should offer the best returns in 2011.
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Traders say high-flying Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities may be poised to fall as consumer prices rise too slowly to justify the gains.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved rules that will require issuers of asset-backed securities to disclose repurchase requests and completions related to the pooled assets.
Retirement plan advisors soon may be required to scrutinize target-date funds more closely.
In retirement, a dollar in an IRA is worth less than a dollar in a taxable account, but financial advisors can position clients so they keep the most from withdrawals.
Price pressures are pushing emerging-market central banks to raise interest rates this year, tarnishing the appeal of their stocks and increasing investor interest in the U.S.
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's comments that rising health-care costs might "bankrupt" the state, made the day of a planned bond sale, drew criticism and may have driven up borrowing costs.
The combined market value of U.S. ETFs surpassed $1 trillion for the first time in 2010, while ETFs investing in emerging markets and bonds receiving the most new money.
The SEC has started an investigation involving several financial firms to determine whether they made improper payments to secure investments from sovereign wealth funds, say sources.
Record amounts are pouring into floating-rate loan funds as protection from the threat of rising interest rates, and advisors are among those rotating away from traditional fixed income.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said he expects more U.S. municipalities to declare bankruptcy and urged caution when investing in the $2.9 trillion public-debt market.
The fund industry fleshed out a plan for a private backstop to money-market funds, rejecting alternatives considered by regulators that include abolishing the funds' stable $1 net asset value.
Nouriel Roubini, the New York University economist who predicted the global financial crisis, says Brazil may attract even more foreign investors with it's plan to cool inflation.