Fixed Income

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Bond ETFs Have Hidden Risks

Investors seeking safety have been pouring cash into bond funds-but, when it comes to exchange-traded funds, they run the risk of limiting their gains or magnifying their losses.

The Age Of Living Lean

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Loomis Sayles' Dan Fuss sees a soft recovery in which quality businesses gain at the expense of the rest.

Frustrated Investors Move From Big Banks

Investors-many with the blessings of their financial advisors-have shifted their assets from the Wall Street financial institutions to the little guys on Main Street.

A New Plan

A client with a need for income had her retirement assets slashed more than 40% to $500,000 as a result of the 2008 market crash. Here's how one advisor helped.

TIPS May Disappoint Investors

While investors flock to Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities as an inflation cushion, some bond experts warn that they may not act as investors expect.

Investors Target Former Lehman Brokers

Some former Lehman Brothers brokers are getting caught in the tide of arbitration cases involving principal-protected notes issued by their parent company.

Morningstar's Fund Managers Of The Decade

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Morningstar names the top fund managers in what was the worst decade ever for U.S. stocks.

The First Step

by James Picerno

There are no easy answers for asset allocation, but at least there's a practical starting point.

Receding From A Perfect Storm

by Eric Uhlfelder

Uncertainty has clouded convictions about some tax-and revenue-based municipal bonds.

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Companies Race To Tap Bond Market

BlackRock is among the asset managers planning to sell billions in corporate bonds before the end of the year, tapping investors' seemingly insatiable demand for new corporate debt.

Even After Crash, Many Seek Yield On Cash

With yields on money-market funds near zero, some investors are dabbling with riskier types of short-term investments--a move many swore they'd never repeat after 2008.

Frontline News

Financial Services Overhaul Getting Closer December should be a busy month for those involved with overhauling the U.S. financial services industry...

Morningstar Nominates Fund Managers Of Decade

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Morningstar Inc. has announced its nominees for a new award-Morningstar Fund Manager of the Decade.

The Ripe Fruit Mellows

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Corporate bonds offered great opportunity earlier in the year, but now that yields have fallen, investors are rethinking strategy.

Cashing In On Cash Flow

by Michelle Knight

Retirement-age investors need not resign themselves to a portfolio of Treasury bonds with pitifully low yields.

Lessons Learned

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What the market upheaval has taught advisors.

Has Active Or Passive Outperformed? It Depends

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Standard & Poor's indexes have outperformed actively managed funds for the five years ended June 30 based on equal-weighted averages, but it's a different story using asset-weighted averages.

ProShares Launches Short Treasury ETF

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ProFunds Group has launched an ETF designed to provide short exposure to long-term U.S. treasury bonds.

Claim Says Merrill Overloaded Account With Preferreds

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A couple has filed a claim against Merrill Lynch seeking $5 million in damages because they say their accounts were overloaded with preferred stock. 

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