American Funds will launch three bond funds in 2013, but the company insists the move is not a reaction to heavy stock outflows.
Buoyed by the flood into equities, American Funds finally recorded net positive inflows last month. The question: Where to from here?
The SEC today slapped Illinois with fraud charges, claiming the state raised $2.2B in bond offerings without disclosing the massive hole in its pension funding.
In the middle of a classic bull run, investors yanked money out of equity mutual funds.
Despite all the hype about a return to U.S. equities, investors flocked back to bond funds - and international equities - in February. Take that, great rotation.
Puerto Rico's munis represent the 'fattest tail risk' in the market, managers at BlackRock warn. The worry? If investors smell default, a run on the tax-free bonds could break out.
Exchange-traded funds' liquidity could be a double-edged sword
Investors have pulled approximately $1 billion from the two largest junk bond ETFs year-to-date
Stock rally as good a time as any to review allocation.
Managers can adjust on the fly, use currencies to capture alpha.
Investors pulled $5.3 billion in 2012; better than the $36.3 billion yanked in 2011.
The firm announced today it will launch the Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund during the second quarter.
Being less dependent on federal subsidy is a big plus
Loss of tax revenues, user fees and consumption at the local level could result in further belt-tightening.
Fixed-income diversification will take center stage as interest rates and inflation rise
As interest rates rise, junk bonds could be a safe bet for investors
Most cash goes into stock funds as investors cheer economy.
