Bob Goldfarb and David Poppe of Sequoia Fund, Brent Lynn of Janus
Overseas and Michael Hasenstab of Templeton Global Bond were named
mutual-fund managers of the year for 2010.
The Kansas City Fed chief says he's increasingly confident the recovery is sustainable and likely to gain strength.
Pimco's Bill Gross says debt in emerging market countries will offer more return and protection than U.S. bonds as this country continues perpetual trillion-dollar deficits.
Illinois lawmakers will try this week to accomplish in a few days what they have
been unable to do in the past two years-resolve the state's worst
financial crisis.
The worst performance by Treasuries since 2009
reflects prospects for faster U.S. economic growth rather than concerns about rising budget deficits.
by
Jeff Schlegel
The malaise in fixed-income yields is proving to be the perfect excuse for income investors to look at dividend strategies.
by Alan Lavine
The muni market has been volatile, with governments facing steep revenue declines and fears of higher interest rates.
by Ellie Winninghoff
This fixed-income fund offers a way for advisors to invest in community development projects like affordable housing, wind farms and food banks.
A new variable annuity will allow investors to build their portfolio by choosing subaccounts that invest in ETFs.
Investors who forget what they paid for shares of stock will get help
starting next year, courtesy of the IRS.
Loomis Sayles & Co. has fled Treasuries and bought Canadian and
Indonesian debt, beating out 95% of fixed-income funds this year.
by Joe Mysak
This Bloomberg columnist questions Meredith Whitney's prediction on 60 Minutes that muni bond defaults will total "hundreds of billions" of dollars.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Morningstar now is providing credit ratings for real estate investment trusts (REITs).
Bill Gross's Pimco
Total Return Fund, the world's largest mutual fund, is expanding its
policy to allow investments in equity-linked securities for the first
time since 2003.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Morningstar this week announced five bond fund manager nominees for its fixed-income manager of the year award. Domestic-stock and international fund nominees were announced earlier.
by Larry Stein
Clients are looking at their savings and interest rates and thinking their golden years will be more like rusty tin...
by Alan Lavine
The plunge in municipal bond prices is
making these financial planners more selective in where they put their retiree
clients' money.
Bill Gross of Pacific Investment Management Co. spent
$4.4 million of his own money to purchase shares of five
municipal-bond funds run by his firm after tax-exempt debt tumbled.
When it comes to bond ETFs, investors think they've got lemons. The ETF industry has been working hard to convince them
it's really lemonade.
Wealthy U.S. investors may be able to buy municipal bonds at some of
the highest yields in seven months as issuers rush to borrow before
year end.
