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Long-Term Bond Index ETF Vanguard (BLV) 96.84 $BLV

Vanguard ETF Portfolio For The Balanced Investor
Tom Vaughan - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 18, 8:42AM CDT
Vanguard ETF and Vanguard Index Funds - Growth with Income Portfolio This Vanguard Growth with Income Portfolio was created for the balanced investor. It has experienced relatively shallow downturns and relatively quick recoveries. Incredibly, this...
BIV: 86.05 (+0.35), VOO: 193.85 (+1.74), VXF: 93.51 (+0.83), BNDX: 54.07 (+0.05), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), VXUS: 51.33 (+0.99)

Optimizing Your Asset Allocation
Dividends4Life - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 10, 10:40AM CDT
When to buy a stock and at what price are very important decisions. However, serious investors will tell you the most important decision is how you allocate your assets . Many people step back and look at their asset allocation and how it needs to...
VT: 62.94 (+0.86), KO: 40.65 (+0.63), MMM: 166.49 (+0.83), CLX: 111.89 (+2.30), GPC: 95.93 (+0.40), VO: 130.27 (+1.11), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), BIV: 86.05 (+0.35), JNJ: 102.40 (+0.71), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), VB: 123.44 (+1.15), LQD: 121.49 (+0.34), VWO: 40.72 (+0.50), EFA: 65.66 (+1.42), VEU: 49.68 (+0.98)

Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF announces monthly distribution of $0.279
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 02, 10:42AM CST

BLV: 96.84 (+0.11)

Saving Greece? What ETF Investors Should Really Be Focused On
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 20, 1:49PM CST
February has been a terrible month for the U.S. economy, but a wonderful month for U.S. stocks. Translation? Investors do not believe that the Federal Reserve will raise overnight lending rates during an economic slowdown. Just how abysmal have the...
VTI: 109.76 (+0.91), HACK: 28.55 (-0.13), SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), VIG: 82.22 (+0.61), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), TLT: 131.51 (+0.69), VGT: 108.77 (+0.62), MGK: 85.78 (+0.75), HEWG: 28.80 (+0.33), XLV: 74.90 (+0.33)

Retired And Looking For Income From Your Bond Allocation? Pump Up Your Yield With A Barbell Approach
Portfolio Management 101 - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 4:16PM CST

ILTB: 65.04 (+0.13), BSV: 80.40 (+0.15), FLTB: 50.10 (-0.16), AGZD: 49.10 (+0.08), ISTB: 100.73 (+0.14), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), AGND: 44.59 (+0.04), MINC: 49.36 (+0.08)

Jeffrey Gundlach: The Secret To Beating Low Yields
Learn Bonds - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 04, 7:08PM CST
Jeffrey Gundlach’s contrarian view that bond yields will continue to fall in 2015 has so far proved the right one. Gundlach, the founder and chief investment officer of DoubleLine Capital, made his name in 2011 when he famously bet on...
ILTB: 65.04 (+0.13), JNK: 39.13 (+0.28), HYG: 90.44 (+0.70), DVY: 79.59 (+1.03), SJB: 27.38 (-0.22), XOVR: 26.40 (+0.13), BYLD: 25.38 (+0.06), QLTC: 49.51 (+0.08), ANGL: 27.31 (+0.08), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), UJB: 58.51 (unch), HYLS: 50.30 (-0.15), HYLD: 41.60 (+0.42), BND: 83.32 (+0.22), YPRO: 23.62 (unch)

Back To The Box Paradigm: A U.S. Fixed Income ETF Portfolio
Cerebro1 - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 03, 6:51PM CST

BIV: 86.05 (+0.35), FLOT: 50.66 (-0.01), BSV: 80.40 (+0.15), VCIT: 87.53 (+0.37), AGG: 111.32 (+0.34), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), VCLT: 94.29 (+0.10)

3 ETF Investing Themes For A Wobbly U.S. Bull
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 29, 12:12PM CST
Presumably, the Great Recession ended in June of 2009. Three months earlier on March 9, the stock market anticipated the modest recovery that is still intact. In essence, stocks began to rally well in advance of the actual turnaround in the U.S....
TLH: 138.81 (+0.75), NIO: 14.33 (+0.06), EPI: 23.02 (-0.01), VYM: 69.49 (+0.51), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), USMV: 41.93 (+0.33), XLV: 74.90 (+0.33), HEWG: 28.80 (+0.33)

Are ETFs And CEFs Good Dividend Growth Investments?
Dividends4Life - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 27, 4:59PM CST
Investing in dividend growth stocks is not about buying high-yield stocks to generate a high income. Instead, this form of dividend investing is all about finding solid dividend growth stocks that are reasonably priced and are expected to continue...
MMM: 166.49 (+0.83), JNJ: 102.40 (+0.71), ETO: 24.67 (-0.32), VFH: 50.46 (+0.70), PID: 17.79 (+0.17), XOM: 84.54 (+0.13), VIG: 82.22 (+0.61), VYM: 69.49 (+0.51), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), VNQ: 87.03 (+2.13), SDY: 79.11 (+0.43), PEP: 95.34 (+1.24)

Relative Value The Reason To Keep Buying Munis And Long Bond ETFs
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 26, 2:04PM CST
Since the Reserve Bank of New Zealand first formerly targeted inflation rates roughly 25 years ago, other central banks around the globe have followed suit; that is, many banks have been setting medium-term rates that prices should rise on an...
HYMB: 58.16 (+0.13), MLN: 19.93 (unch), NIO: 14.33 (+0.06), TFI: 24.20 (+0.03), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), EOT: 21.25 (+0.04)

State Of Disunion: Safer Haven Investments Diverge From Stocks
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 21, 11:12AM CST
The S&P 500 soared 29.6% and 11.4% in 2013 and 2014 respectively, pushing the broad market benchmark to unimaginable heights. Net inflows into U.S. stock funds, including ETFs, also set records. Unfortunately, that is not always a positive sign...
ZROZ: 128.28 (+0.79), OEF: 92.78 (+0.84), GLD: 113.57 (+1.28), EDV: 132.00 (+0.92), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), USMV: 41.93 (+0.33), TLT: 131.51 (+0.69)

Understanding Bond Risk - Part 1
Learn Bonds - Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 1:29AM CST
By David Goldstein Many investors think of bonds as “safe.” That’s not really a good idea. Bonds are “safer” compared to some other investments, but not as safe as others. In a period of unprecedented market...
SCHZ: 52.83 (+0.13), BOND: 110.19 (+0.10), VBND: 50.32 (+0.16), ISTB: 100.73 (+0.14), FBND: 50.81 (+0.23), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), AGND: 44.59 (+0.04), IUSB: 102.53 (+0.33), MINC: 49.36 (+0.08), SAGG: 32.67 (-0.41), ILTB: 65.04 (+0.13), BSV: 80.40 (+0.15), GBF: 115.47 (+0.47), FLTB: 50.10 (-0.16), AGZD: 49.10 (+0.08), AGG: 111.32 (+0.34), BND: 83.32 (+0.22), LAG: 58.88 (+0.25)

Gary Gordon Positions For 2015: Tactical Asset Allocations For ETF Investors
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 6:25AM CST
This is the third piece in Seeking Alpha's Positioning for 2015 series. This year we have once again asked experts on a range of different asset classes and investing strategies to offer their vision for the coming year and beyond. As always, the...
GVAL: 20.08 (+0.44), OEF: 92.78 (+0.84), MUA: 13.79 (+0.10), EDV: 132.00 (+0.92), TFI: 24.20 (+0.03), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), USMV: 41.93 (+0.33), ASHR: 40.53 (+0.83), MGK: 85.78 (+0.75)

Analysis Of Some Of Vanguard's Bond Funds
Scott Arterburn - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 10, 10:00AM CST

BIV: 86.05 (+0.35), BSV: 80.40 (+0.15), VCIT: 87.53 (+0.37), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), VCSH: 80.11 (+0.11), BND: 83.32 (+0.22), VGLT: 80.81 (+0.37), VCLT: 94.29 (+0.10), VGSH: 61.06 (+0.05), VGIT: 65.27 (+0.21)

Fixed Income 2015: Handle With Care
ValueWalk - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 09, 12:24PM CST
By LPL Financial Bond markets are likely to transition to a flat-return environment in 2015 after a volatile, but surprisingly positive return environment in 2014. We expect returns to be roughly flat or in the low-single digits for 2015. The...
FBND: 50.81 (+0.23), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), YPRO: 23.62 (unch), MINC: 49.36 (+0.08), IUSB: 102.53 (+0.33), ILTB: 65.04 (+0.13), BSV: 80.40 (+0.15), GBF: 115.47 (+0.47), GVI: 111.69 (+0.30), BYLD: 25.38 (+0.06), AGG: 111.32 (+0.34), SCHZ: 52.83 (+0.13), BOND: 110.19 (+0.10), VBND: 50.32 (+0.16), ISTB: 100.73 (+0.14), AGND: 44.59 (+0.04), SAGG: 32.67 (-0.41), BIV: 86.05 (+0.35), TAPR: 29.23 (-0.27), FLTB: 50.10 (-0.16), AGZD: 49.10 (+0.08), LAG: 58.88 (+0.25), BND: 83.32 (+0.22), GOVT: 25.50 (+0.04), PLW: 33.61 (+0.10)

Once more unto the breach for bond bears
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 11:46AM CST

SCHZ: 52.83 (+0.13), BOND: 110.19 (+0.10), VBND: 50.32 (+0.16), FBND: 50.81 (+0.23), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), YPRO: 23.62 (unch), AGND: 44.59 (+0.04), IUSB: 102.53 (+0.33), SAGG: 32.67 (-0.41), ILTB: 65.04 (+0.13), BIV: 86.05 (+0.35), GBF: 115.47 (+0.47), GVI: 111.69 (+0.30), BYLD: 25.38 (+0.06), AGZD: 49.10 (+0.08), AGG: 111.32 (+0.34), BND: 83.32 (+0.22), LAG: 58.88 (+0.25)

3 Critical ETF Trends That Require Monitoring
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 13, 10:30AM CST
When influential managers (e.g., large financial institutions, hedge funds, etc.) borrow low-yielding assets to invest in higher-appreciating, higher-yielding ones, they are engaging in a speculative art. What is the nature of the artwork here in...
SPY: 210.41 (+0.91), IWM: 125.99 (+1.10), BLV: 96.84 (+0.11), VEU: 49.68 (+0.98), IVV: 212.85 (+1.86), XLE: 76.91 (+0.60)

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