Uncle Sam's paper up 26% this year; given troubles in Europe, demand not 'waning anytime soon'
Government-backed mortgages could be the next best alternative to cash, according Jeff Dutra, manager of the $830 million ING GNMA Income Fund.
Fee fiefdom losing ground to passively managed funds; low yields brings high scrutiny
With yields matching, even surpassing comparable Treasuries, municipals suddenly big with advisers
In-depth research shows little chance of domino effect after Jefferson County bankruptcy
Citigroup Inc. has agreed to pay $285 million to settle federal allegations that its broker-dealer subsidiary misled investors about a complex $1 billion mortgage investment that the company was secretly betting would fail
Pimco's Bill Gross said the additional easing programs hinted at by Federal Reserve officials will push yields on longer-term Treasuries higher
Earn over $200,000? If so, President Obama's proposed cut to the municipal bond tax exemption could hit your wallet hard.
White House seeks to limit interest income that can be sheltered; states, cities already lining up against proposal
Frank A. Barbera Jr., co-portfolio manager of the Sierra Core Retirement Fund, tracks a staggering number of jobs reports and other economic indicators
Bill Gross, manager of the world's biggest mutual fund, is seeking to reassure clients that he hasn't lost his touch after he misjudged the extent of the economic slowdown, causing his Pimco Total Return Fund to trail rivals this year
Bill Gross has increased holdings of mortgage bonds in Pimco's flagship fund to the highest level since January in light of the Federal Reserve Board's announcement of plans to reinvest housing debt into the securities to drive borrowing rates lower
Investors should buy Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities, which have slumped in response to planned changes to the government-supported companies' refinancing rules, according to Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC
Junk bonds are becoming as attractive as stocks as relative yields on the debt soar to a two-year high and a U.S. recession becomes likelier, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
If you need another sign that investors are completely spooked by the stock market, consider this: The Roosevelt Investment Group Inc., a $5 billion asset management and advisory firm known for its hefty stock allocations, is moving into the fixed-income space
The supercommittee charged with putting together a deficit reduction package by Thanksgiving isn't likely to find the seven votes it needs to trim the tax exemption for investing in municipalities.
The Clare at Water Tower missed $229m payment this month
Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. won a small victory last week when a class action brought by investors in a Tennessee state court was dismissed by a federal judge. But it doesn't look as if the troubled securities firm is any closer to being sold than when its parent company, Regions Financial Corp., put it up for sale three months ago
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the best-selling book “The Black Swan,” said the current global market turmoil is worse than it was in 2008 because countries such as the U.S. have larger sovereign-debt loads.
