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Investment Advisor May 2010 Huxley & Burns |
Silver Lining Investors can limit fixed income losses due to rising interest rates by laddering individual bonds and holding them to maturity. |
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Mutual Fund Monitor Should you invest in bond funds or individual bonds? |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
Investing In Bonds Having some bonds in your portfolio is not only a good way to make money, it's also a great way to diversify. Here's what you need to know before you invest in the bond market. |
Registered Rep. August 31, 2012 Kevin McKinley |
Savings Bonds for Retirees Series I savings bonds can be useful for investors seeking security, liquidity and an inflation hedge; they also may help you build trust with clients. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2008 Jason Brady |
A Race for Income Most investors who are searching for income from their investments look at one factor: yield. Is this the right approach? |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2009 Todd Wenning |
Stocks That Keep Paying You Back Jumping into bonds isn't a bad thing, but investors do need to keep a few things in mind. |
The Motley Fool October 11, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Fixed Income Isn't Risk-Free Bonds can be good for your portfolio, but they come with their own risks. |
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? |
The Motley Fool March 19, 2010 Robert Brokamp |
Will Rising Rates Sink Your Portfolio? And should you be worried? How will this affect the portfolios of people who invest in rate-sensitive securities -- namely, bond mutual funds and exchange-traded funds? |
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011 Bob Clark |
Boring No More With baby boomers moving into their distribution years, bonds -- and the folks who manage them -- are becoming a lot more interesting |
Financial Advisor June 2010 Michelle Knight |
Rising Rates Not Fatal Bond investments shouldn't automatically be sold off when interest rates rise. Here's why. |
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. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad |
5 Questions Stan and Hildy Richelson, authors of Bonds: The Unbeaten Path to Secure Investment Growth, answer five questions about the recent volatility in the fixed income market. |
The Motley Fool July 8, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
How Bond Funds Can Burn You There are many traps for this "safe" investment. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2006 Len Reinhart |
Bonds for Boomers There are significant differences between the traditional approach to bond investing and the approach that will best serve the needs of today's high-net-worth retirees. Here's an overview for financial advisers on bonds for this group. |
The Motley Fool December 19, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The Scoop on Savings Bonds: Part 2 A closer look at why bonds aren't as attractive as they used to be. |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Save Yourself From the Bond Bear The possibility of losses in bonds has some people running scared, but you should stay smart. |
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. |
The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Death of Bonds? You shouldn't give up on bonds entirely, but neither should you rely on them to support you without help from other investments. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Jim Grote |
Bonds for Glory Why invest in bonds? The simplest reason, to borrow a phrase from Willie Sutton, is because that's where the money is. |
The Motley Fool April 14, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Fall Into This Boomer Trap Popular wisdom on what you should do with your investment portfolio as you age won't necessarily fit with your own particular circumstances. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
TIPSy-Turvy With inflation on the rise, why are Treasury inflation-protected securities heading south? To understand why TIPS can be so volatile, planners should know how they work. |
The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These Investments Are Far From Risk-Free Don't get seduced by bonds. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Huxley & Burns |
The Match Makers Advisors can use asset dedication to match client's cash flows to their liabilities. |
HBS Working Knowledge August 23, 2004 Ann Cullen |
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors Risk-reward. Rising interest rates. Stocks or bonds. There's lots to ponder when setting asset allocation strategy. And the answers might not come with "conventional wisdom." |
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Geoff Considine |
Yield vs. Risk New rules for income investing not only help investors to avoid these extremes, but also show the way to create income portfolios that provide the most yield available for a given level of risk. |
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Tara Kalwarski |
How to Fix Your Bond Mix Here's how three funds allocate bonds for people retiring in 2010 |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2004 Dave Braze |
Creating a Comfy "Income Cushion" How much should a retiree keep in cash? |
Investment Advisor November 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
Equity Income Ingenuity The Goldman Sachs U.S. Equity Dividend and Premium Fund looks to provide a sustainable cash flow for extended lifespans. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2010 Israelsen & Ferri |
Is a Pension a Bond? Unsure how to value a client's pension or social security? Use the liability reduction model. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2005 Janet Aschkenasy |
Staggering Choices Many financial advisory clients are using bond ladders to climb beyond interest-rate risk and inflation risk--but not all ladders are created equal. |
The Motley Fool September 1, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Why Retirees Still Need Stocks Because bonds alone won't get you to the finish line. |
The Motley Fool December 4, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Big Investors Are Fleeing Stocks. Should You? Pension funds are moving to bonds. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Stuart Bromberg |
The Muni Option Municipal bonds and bond funds are still reasonably cheap and offer tax-free ballast to diversify a portfolio. But when advising clients about municipal bonds, it's important to assess whether the investors could be subject to the alternative minimum tax. |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Michelle Knight |
Fixed-Income Bonding Abandoning bonds for dividend-paying stocks may seem like a "no-brainer," but think again. |
The Motley Fool March 16, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Why Bonds Aren't Enough to Retire On Most investors can't afford the luxury of an all-bond portfolio. |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
What's a Bond? Think of bonds as IOUs, or long-term loans. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2009 Daniel J. Pederson |
The Year of the Tortoise As the capital markets falter, savings bonds, the tortoises of the investment world, are leaving the haggard hares of stocks and corporate bonds panting by the roadside. |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2005 |
What's a Bond? A bond is a loan from you to a company or government. If a company issues bonds, it's borrowing cash and promising to pay it back at a certain rate of interest. |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2005 Mathew Emmert |
Think Dividend Stocks, Not Bonds Bonds aren't compelling investments in today's market. This dividend fan tells you why. |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Beware This Investment's Hidden Risks Bonds deserve a place in most investors' portfolios. But relying on them exclusively could be riskier than you think. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2010 George Strickland |
TIPS and Ladders Investors are worried about inflation rising. One way to measure their level of anxiety is to look at the break-even rate between Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) and fixed-rate Treasury notes. |
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. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 Paul Menchaca |
Income from Where? Financial advisors are realizing the mean variance efficient frontier model is flawed for retirement planning. The main shortcoming is its focus on a portfolio's risk-return tradeoff in terms of returns rather than generation of sustainable income. |
The Motley Fool April 13, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Tax-Smart Answer to Low Interest Rates Municipal bonds aren't risk-free, but they are attractive. |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2006 Robert Brokamp |
Protect Your Retirement From Inflation A retirement plan that doesn't account for inflation is like a house infested with termites. So how does a retiree prop up his purchasing power? By investing in blue-chip, dividend-paying stocks. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Len Reinhart |
Role Reversal The financial planning industry will have to meet the challenge of creating and managing portfolios that outlive their owners, provide inflation protection and guarantee financial peace of mind in the retirement years. |
Financial Advisor October 2009 Michelle Knight |
Cashing In On Cash Flow Retirement-age investors need not resign themselves to a portfolio of Treasury bonds with pitifully low yields. |
Financial Advisor January 2005 Marla Brill |
Investment Moves For 2005 Advisors proceed cautiously as interest rates rise and the dollar falls. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Allan S. Roth |
Tips on TIPS A look at Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) as measured by the Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). |