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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 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. |
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. |
Entrepreneur November 2004 Dian Vujovich |
Switch Gears Flexibility is a key feature of convertible funds. |
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. |
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. |
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 September 2008 Greg Miller |
Bonus Copy: Equities in Disguise? "Beware: Things may not be as they appear." These words are not exactly what you would expect to see in a mutual fund prospectus, but perhaps they should be. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
BusinessWeek April 25, 2005 Adrienne Carter |
A Triple Play At Calamos How Calamos created the third-best-performing mutual fund of the past decade. |
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. |
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 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 February 4, 2010 Chris Jones |
Class of the Titans Can preferred stock quench investors' thirst for yield? |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Stocks Wall Street Wants You to Own With reverse convertibles, you have to know what you're getting. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 Vaughan Scully |
ETF Advisor: ETFs for Cash Over the past year, ETFs holding money market securities -- Treasury, municipal, and corporate bonds that mature in less than a year -- have sprung up to give investors a "cash-equivalent" ETF option. |
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. |
The Motley Fool May 20, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
This Rally Is So Over While bonds still serve a vital role in every investor's portfolio, just make sure you're not banking your entire future on them. |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Paying for Quality With bonds, sometimes it pays to get the best. Investors and mutual funds that are buying lower-quality bonds may find that they would've been better off sticking with Treasuries in the long run. |
Registered Rep. March 26, 2013 Stan Luxenberg |
The Passive Letdown Passive funds have lagged active managers in a variety of fixed income categories, including intermediate-term bonds, high yield, and preferred shares. Can passive funds turn around and move to the front of the pack in coming years? |
The Motley Fool October 12, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The Risky Business of Mortgage-Backed Bonds Mortgage-backed securities can be attractive, but be aware of their risks. |
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 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 August 20, 2009 Ivan Martchev |
Why Is Buffett Buying Bonds? Recent purchases show that Berkshire is buying more bonds than stocks. Why? |
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 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 Advisor August 2009 Marla Brill |
Playing It Safe Consistency and a remarkable lack of surprises have been the hallmarks of this bond fund. |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
3 Isn't Always Better Than 1 This fund uses several different strategies to maximize income, but still falls short. |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Place to Find Income Now Bond yields and dividend yields are moving in opposite directions. |
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. |
Financial Advisor February 2012 Marla Brill |
Muni Bond ETFs Join The Charge For Yields Despite some concerns, investors are being drawn to muni bond ETFs for diversification, transparency and low costs. |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Is What You Need When You Retire There are plenty of investments that can generate income for you. |
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 September 13, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Make a Mint With Munis With falling yields elsewhere, municipal bonds look more attractive. Traditionally difficult to buy, it is now a little easier to purchase them with a new ETF, the iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Palash R. Ghosh |
Remember To Pay The Mortgage Mortgage-backed securities, a somewhat overlooked, though very large, section of the fixed-income universe, are becoming more attractive to investors in light of a softening housing market and slipping Treasury yields. |
Financial Advisor December 2003 Marla Brill |
Still Some Upside Left Manager Margaret Patel thinks an economic recovery will help junk bonds. |
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 July 28, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
The Right Way to Balance Stock Risk Stocks may be the investment that will make you rich. But once you've saved up a decent nest egg, you'll need other investments to help you stay rich. |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Home on the Exchange The ETF BGI's iShares Lehman MBS Fixed-Rate Bond Fund, featuring mortgage-back securities, gives investors fixed income with a better yield. |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Lower-Risk Way to Reap Rich Rewards Corporate bonds are beginning to look a lot more like stocks, both for current income as well as the potential for capital appreciation. |
Financial Advisor October 2007 Eric Uhlfelder |
Income Alternatives Preferred stocks are some of the best sources of income that many investors don't know about. |
The Motley Fool August 23, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
6 Bond ETFs for Today's Market In case you haven't noticed, bonds are the new black. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2010 Robert Brokamp |
Bonds vs. Bond Funds Which compliments your portfolio? |
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. |
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. |
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 |
This High-Yield Fund Skirts Risk Alex Lock's strategy at Westcore Flexible Income is to look for "solid, stable companies that offer attractive yields over the long-term." |
BusinessWeek March 26, 2007 Lewis Braham |
Overlooked And Underpriced Preferred stocks - part stock, part bond - can be worth the extra effort they demand. |
Registered Rep. February 13, 2012 Stan Luxenberg |
Searching for Yield Yield-starved investors have good reason to be increasingly frustrated. Money-market funds yield next to nothing, and 5-year Treasuries yield less than 1 percent. TIPS sport negative yields. |