Schwab boosts OneSource offerings
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Investing In Short Term Bond Funds - What You Need To Know
Learn Bonds - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 05, 12:12AM CST
At last, the Federal Reserve has ended the Quantitative Easing program. This may have serious implications for fixed income investments and interest rates. Many investors believe that the Fed will increase short term interest rates in 2015 and...
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Energy drags down high-yield bonds
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 09, 2:51PM CST
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U.S. corporate bond sales break annual record
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Examining The Divergence Between Equities And Credit
WisdomTree - Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 19, 12:01PM CST
By Bradley Krom Until the last few months, U.S. high-yield bonds had been one of the best-performing asset classes in the global fixed income markets. Since 2009, investors have generally been rewarded for assuming ever-greater amounts of credit...
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'$1.6 Trillion In Defaults Coming,' Legend Says
Steve Sjuggerud - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 2:24PM CST
Martin Fridson is -- without question -- the biggest name in his field. (He has been for decades.) Right now, he's extremely concerned... Last week, he shared his big concerns at our investment conference in the Dominican Republic. Fridson rules the...
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Rising Rate Strategies: Core Plus Portfolio Performance During Tapering
WisdomTree - Seeking Alpha - Tue Oct 28, 11:20AM CDT
By Rick Harper In an earlier discussion on preparing portfolios for rising rates, we sought to illustrate the value of blending rising rate strategies to target a specific yield and duration profile in response to changes in Federal Reserve (Fed)...
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Dip-buyers in high-yield include Fridson
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Oct 16, 2:32PM CDT
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