Two sentences from Meredith Whitney set off a month of fireworks. She's standing tough, but others still question her prediction.
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.
Is the municipal bond market in the same state of denial as the equity
and mortgage-backed securities markets were in late 2007? Jeffrey
Gundlach, the founder of Doubleline who put together a...
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.
by
Karen DeMasters
Retirement plan advisors soon may be required to scrutinize target-date funds more closely.
by Dan Moisand
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.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
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.
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.
