Core Short-Term US Bond Ishares (ISTB) 100.73 $ISTB
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)
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)
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)
How To Solve Your Bond Fund Problem
John Gerard Lewis - Seeking Alpha - Thu Oct 30, 3:37PM CDT
If ever there existed a conundrum for fixed-income investors, this is it. It was easy to continue reaping bond income amid a 31-year decline in rates. After all, when you start with the 10-Year Treasury Note at almost 16%, there's a lot of good...
SCHZ: 52.83 (+0.13), BOND: 110.19 (+0.10), VBND: 50.32 (+0.16), FBND: 50.81 (+0.23), ISTB: 100.73 (+0.14), 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), BIV: 86.05 (+0.35), BSV: 80.40 (+0.15), GBF: 115.47 (+0.47), GVI: 111.69 (+0.30), 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)
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)
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)
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)
How To Solve Your Bond Fund Problem
John Gerard Lewis - Seeking Alpha - Thu Oct 30, 3:37PM CDT
If ever there existed a conundrum for fixed-income investors, this is it. It was easy to continue reaping bond income amid a 31-year decline in rates. After all, when you start with the 10-Year Treasury Note at almost 16%, there's a lot of good...
SCHZ: 52.83 (+0.13), BOND: 110.19 (+0.10), VBND: 50.32 (+0.16), FBND: 50.81 (+0.23), ISTB: 100.73 (+0.14), 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), BIV: 86.05 (+0.35), BSV: 80.40 (+0.15), GBF: 115.47 (+0.47), GVI: 111.69 (+0.30), 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)
