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Registered Rep. July 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	Killing It Softly Under departing Chairman William Donaldson, one of the SEC's most decisive actions received little attention; it recently eliminated a class of investments: stable value mutual funds.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2002 Stan Luxenberg	Calming the Terrified Client For most clients, however, there are options more lucrative than principal-protection funds that provide a respectable return without assuming the risk of straight equity funds. Consider, for example, closed-end municipal bond funds.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Earn More From Your Retirement Savings If your 401(k) offers a stable value fund, don't reject it out of hand as too good to be true. It may be exactly what you need to increase the income from your retirement savings.
Financial Advisor March 2006 Marla Brill	Mortgage Bonds Offer Mixed Bag A cooling housing market, rising interest rates and regulatory scrutiny have bond fund managers and fixed-income strategists keeping a watchful eye on the direction of the $5.8 trillion mortgage-backed securities market.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Big-Time Risk on Short-Term Money Short-term bond funds have been billed as an attractive substitute for money-market mutual funds. But as some investors are discovering, these funds aren't risk-free. Yields fluctuate, and you risk losing some principal.
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Registered Rep. July 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	A Tough, but Smart Sell Plenty of clients detest bond mutual funds, but a bond fund can be less volatile than a small portfolio of individual bonds. The typical fund is broadly diversified and includes hundreds of names.
Financial Advisor June 2006 Tracey Longo	Symposium Roundup The 2nd Annual Financial Advisor Symposium showed how to transform your practice to meet retiring boomers' needs.
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The Motley Fool April 4, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel	Fixed-Income Fever The fixed-income universe for ETF investors has been limited to shades of gray rather than a full palette, until now. Two of BGI's new funds are mixed government/credit funds options, which invest in U.S. government and investment-grade corporate securities.
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Financial Advisor October 2011 Michelle Knight	Not Your Grandma's Bond Portfolio A dynamic approach to managing fixed-income assets may boost returns and manage interest-rate and inflation risks.
Financial Advisor April 2010 Marla Brill	A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios.
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Financial Advisor February 2, 2009 Bruce W. Fraser	A Glimmer Of Rewards Prices on high-quality corporate bond issues represent a buying opportunity for advisors.
Financial Advisor August 2009 Marla Brill	Playing It Safe Consistency and a remarkable lack of surprises have been the hallmarks of this bond fund.
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Registered Rep. March 17, 2010 Stan Luxenberg	Bond Funds Facing Bleak Prospects? Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been carefully signaling that the Fed stands ready to raise interest rates this year if the economy continues to mend. For bond funds that could be bad news.
Financial Advisor October 2005 Marla Brill	Why Bonds Keep Beating The Odds Financial advisors who have been taking defensive measures in anticipation of rising long-term rates and falling bond prices may have to wait awhile longer for their strategies to shine.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2011 Amanda B. Kish	How to Invest in the Bond Bubble How do you invest in an inflated but necessary sector edging toward bubble territory?
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Financial Planning June 1, 2013 Donald Jay Korn	Investing Strategy: Individual Premium Bonds Individual bonds can address some of the interest rate risk found in bond funds. Just make sure the benefits apply to your clients.
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Financial Advisor October 2009 Eric Rasmussen	The Ripe Fruit Mellows Corporate bonds offered great opportunity earlier in the year, but now that yields have fallen, investors are rethinking strategy.
Financial Advisor October 2004 Tracey Longo	Investing For Retirement Investing for retirement is feeling pretty dicey. That has investors looking for all the advice they can find. Here's what financial advisors are saying.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2004 Dayana Yochim	Need a Yawner Investment? If you're in the market for a safe little something for your portfolio, buy bonds.
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