Fixed Income

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INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 05, 2013
Verizon's bond sale proves investors are yield-hungry

Market proved willing to absorb the offering; 'not a lot of investment-grade stuff' right now

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 03, 2013
Gundlach says Fed making mistake in way it's ending asset buying

The central bank has opted for a “seat of the pants” way of handling policy, according to the Doubeline executive.

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 03, 2013
Take Five with Sungarden Investment Research's Robert Isbitts

Strategist says advice industry has head in the sand about rates.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 03, 2013
A rare Gundlach fund opens up

The carnage in the taxable bond closed-end funds is giving advisers another opportunity to invest in a tightly controlled mutual fund co-managed by bond guru Jeffrey Gundlach.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 03, 2013
Bond funds suffer biggest redemptions since June as yields surge

Speculation that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting back asset purchases has investors wary

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 03, 2013
Positive jobs data send stocks tumbling on worries that tapering is imminent

Ignoring fundamentals, market takes its cue from concerns about Fed's QE program

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 03, 2013
The Takeaway: It doesn't get any better than this for stocks. Or does it?

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 01, 2013
BDC baby bonds gain in popularity

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 01, 2013
Ignorance is not bliss

Sooner or later, there is going to be a bloodletting in the bond market and it's up to advisers to make sure their clients don't get caught in the middle of it. Now.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 29, 2013
Bond yields show selloff peaking until rates rise

As the U.S. bond market suffers its worst rout since 2009, the gauge that historically signals more pain for fixed-income investors is instead suggesting yields are near their peak.

INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 29, 2013
Rising rates hurt bonds? That's news to investors

Advisers will have their work cut out for them when rates start rising.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 29, 2013
Glitch shuts trading in stocks, options on Nasdaq

Trouble with data feed that sends stock quotes cited.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 29, 2013
BlackRock joins hunt for the white whale of retirement income

Giant money manager files for approval a set of bond funds with target date maturities.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 27, 2013
Bond funds lose $30.3 billion in August

A vicious circle of losses and redemptions as the bond binge unwinds could get nasty.

Nontraded BDC sales on a tear despite closing of first fund
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2013
Nontraded BDC sales on a tear despite closing of first fund

Despite the recent closing of the largest business development company, BDCs are suddenly raking in the cash from advisers.

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 25, 2013
As uncertainty intensifies, money moves to cash

Investors are running for cover ahead of what is expected to be a hectic fall. Jason Kephart explains.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 23, 2013
Take Five: Keep clients in the dark at your own peril, Robert Isbitts says

Advisers should be warning clients about rising rates, he contends

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 23, 2013
Stocks climb wall of worry

Stocks posted their first gain in three weeks even as talk about the end to the Federal Reserve's easy money policy rattled investors. What's ahead?

INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 23, 2013
Rising rates a problem for bonds? That's news to investors

Most investors don't understand the connection between rising interest rates and their portfolios. As sad as that may be, it's also a golden opportunity for advisers.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 21, 2013
State Street CEO adds voice to worry over investors' fixed income holdings

Hooley says retail investors risk being on 'wrong side of the equation' when rates climb.