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Entrepreneur November 2004 Dian Vujovich |
Switch Gears Flexibility is a key feature of convertible funds. |
The Motley Fool February 18, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
An Investment for All Markets Wouldn't you like to find some way to have the protection that bonds have provided throughout the bear market while still retaining some of the upside of stocks? Convertible securities offer the best of both worlds. |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Forget Treasuries. Buy Convertibles Instead. Convertible securities combine attractive elements of bonds and stocks. Are they for you? |
Financial Advisor January 2008 Marla Brill |
Playing Both Sides Convertible bonds offer a shot at a decent chunk of the stock market's upside while muting some of its downside risk. |
Financial Advisor November 2010 Virginia Munger Kahn |
Considering Convertibles Historically, convertible bonds have done well in sideways, volatile markets such as those of the late 1970s and early 1980s. |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Marla Brill |
Smoothing The Ride Larry Keele manages this Vanguard convertible fund using a conservative strategy that usually leads to out-performance in down-to-sideways stock markets. |
Entrepreneur September 2006 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Balancing Act Hybrid securities are becoming increasingly common, but weigh your options before you decide to invest. |
Financial Advisor December 2005 |
Getting Busted Chip Carlson banks on an offbeat breed of bond to boost the Greenspring Fund's return. |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
How to Be Bullish Without Being Stupid One type of investment can give you a chance to earn profits if the market continues going up, but without the full exposure to stock losses if the economy turns south once more. |
Investment Advisor September 2007 Palash R. Ghosh |
Diamonds Among The Junk High-yield bonds -- those fixed income securities rated below investment grade -- have some advantages over more vanilla-type bond products. |
Investment Advisor September 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
Income & Growth Does an income-producing portfolio have to rule out capital growth? Not necessarily according to Franklin Income Fund co-lead portfolio manager Edward Perks. |
Entrepreneur August 2006 Dian Vujovich |
The Best of Both If variety is the spice of life, diversification is the spice of the mutual fund arena. If it's spice you want, you may consider a convertible securities fund. |
On Wall Street January 1, 2009 Tim Knepp |
Convertibles Rev Up Convertible bonds have suffered along with the overall market, but they also have been affected by some very specific forces over the past several quarters. |
Entrepreneur March 2004 C.J. Prince |
Road to Riches? Convertible bonds are still in vogue, but proceed with caution around the bend. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn |
Back to Normal Financial planners might not have to master the minutiae of convertibles securities. But they should know if a convertibles fund is more likely to act like stocks or like bonds. |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
Convertible Opportunities With prices down now, this could be an opportune moment to build a long-term position in convertibles. Despite the recent woes, convertibles have produced an impressive long-term record. |
Financial Advisor December 2003 Marla Brill |
Still Some Upside Left Manager Margaret Patel thinks an economic recovery will help junk bonds. |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Betting on January's Big Winners For investors who dared to venture outside the stock box, January brought some good news. Within long-neglected asset classes, such as the corporate bond market, investors who beat the crowd reaped some healthy rewards. |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Michelle Knight |
Rethinking Bond ETFs Most investors buy bond ETFs at a premium and sell at a discount, a dynamic that is an undeniable black mark on fixed-income ETFs. |
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. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2013 Laton McCartney |
Money Flowing Into Bonds Fixed-income gained more ground, while the 14 best-performing equity mutual funds all focused on precious metals and enjoyed gains of more than 20%. |
The Motley Fool March 21, 2011 Jacob Roche |
A New Approach to Bond Funds Maturity-date funds take much of the risk out of bond funds. |
Investment Advisor November 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
Catching up with... Tom Ricketts Once, if an advisor wanted corporate bonds for a client there were three choices: buying them directly; in a unit trust; or a mutual fund. Is there an easier, more elegant way to invest in corporate fixed-income? |
BusinessWeek March 4, 2010 |
John Calamos Makes the Case for Convertible Bonds The manager of one of the oldest convertible bond funds explains why convertibles remain attractive. |
The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
The Ratings Game The companies that rate bonds look at several factors in rating fixed-income securities. Learn how these ratings work, and don't buy without knowing the facts. |
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 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. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Bennett Voyles |
The Name Is Bond If your clients are among the many investors taking a serious look at fixed income investing, herewith are a few sites that can introduce your clients to some bond basics, and a few other sites that may be useful to you. |
AskMen.com December 7, 2003 Dan Carter |
5 Investment Opportunities To Consider There's more to the investing world than just stocks and mutual funds. Research reveals a whole slew of futures, securities and trusts to consider. Here are five such options. |
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. |
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 December 8, 2010 April Taylor |
RTI International Metals Shares Dropped: What You Need to Know Shares of RTI International Metals dropped 10% today. The maker of titanium mill products, which have applications in aerospace and industrial markets, announced that it would offer $175 million of convertible senior notes due in 2015. |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs With a Preference Preferred stock funds offer great dividends. Read about about three preferred stock ETFs. |
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 Advisor May 2008 Marla Brill |
Munis' Turn To Shine One of the country's most influential fixed-income managers is enthusiastic about a municipal bond market that she says is more exciting than any she has seen in her 23-year career. |
Investment Advisor June 2008 Beth Piskora |
Best World Bond Funds Foreign assets pay off particularly well during times of a declining dollar. This is true not only about stocks, but also bonds. |
BusinessWeek February 4, 2010 Tara Kalwarski |
How to Fix Your Bond Mix Here's how three funds allocate bonds for people retiring in 2010 |
Financial Advisor July 2004 Gail Liberman |
Muni Bond Funds Vs. Individual Bonds A new study says the funds are cheaper if you actively trade. |
The Motley Fool October 22, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Are Bonds in a Bubble? Millions of Americans depend on the income from their bonds and bond funds to fund their golden years, so there could be lasting implications for scores of already battered investors if that bubble comes to pass. |
Financial Advisor April 2010 Marla Brill |
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2007 Charles Keenan |
New Piece of the [Debt] Puzzle REITs are turning to convertible bonds as an attractive capital solution. |
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? |
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 June 30, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Junk Bonds the Easy Way There's no need to guess which junk bonds will perform best. |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Why Even Bond Managers Hate Bonds It may be time to switch back to stocks. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Chris Shayne |
Individual Choice Although it's been hard to compare the transaction costs of individual bonds and bond funds, new research is making it easier. Here's a way to see what it costs individual investors to purchase each type of fixed-income product. |
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? |
The Motley Fool September 21, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Tempting Move Is a Big Mistake With many low-risk savings vehicles having seen their income dwindle to almost nothing, some are jumping into bond funds, which could be riskier than they probably think. |
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 December 2, 2009 Amanda B. Kish |
Don't Buy This Junk The high-yield "junk" bond sector of the market has been on fire this year, but you should leave these bonds in the bin. |