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KISS Retirement Portfolio: My Retirement Portfolio
Robert Mattei - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 31, 2:17PM CDT
VTV: 83.70 (-0.46), IJR: 118.03 (-0.46), VEA: 39.83 (-0.57), IWN: 103.21 (-0.25), IEFA: 58.49 (-0.89), SCHA: 57.58 (-0.23), IXUS: 55.40 (-0.59), SCHB: 50.48 (-0.38), SCHE: 24.36 (-0.08), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), IUSB: 102.75 (+0.19), VTI: 107.25 (-0.98), SCHH: 40.55 (-0.40), VB: 122.56 (-0.01), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), VBR: 109.40 (-0.21), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), IVE: 92.56 (-0.66), SCHR: 54.36 (+0.09), VNQ: 84.31 (-0.75), VXUS: 50.35 (-0.53), SCHV: 43.27 (-0.32), VGIT: 65.42 (+0.13), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), SCHZ: 52.91 (+0.06), IEI: 124.17 (+0.23), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), RWR: 94.57 (-0.87), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), VOO: 189.20 (-1.68), VWO: 40.87 (-0.03), EFA: 64.17 (-1.01), BND: 83.37 (+0.09), IEMG: 48.33 (-0.15)
Treasurys set for fifth straight quarterly gain
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 31, 9:03AM CDT
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), TBX: 29.57 (-0.11), DFVS: 31.46 (-0.17), TBZ: 28.91 (unch), DFVL: 65.25 (-0.05), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), ITE: 60.57 (+0.05), TYO: 17.11 (-0.15), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), SCHR: 54.36 (+0.09), GSY: 50.06 (+0.01), SYTL: 89.34 (+3.64), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), FIVZ: 80.45 (-0.26), VGIT: 65.42 (+0.13), DTYL: 76.15 (+1.46), IEI: 124.17 (+0.23), TYD: 46.95 (-0.19), PST: 23.40 (-0.10), IEF: 108.39 (+0.28), UST: 58.04 (+0.27), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), DTYS: 19.09 (-0.37), TYNS: 29.78 (-0.54), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TAPR: 29.65 (+0.03), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62), PLW: 33.55 (+0.06), GOVT: 25.54 (+0.05)
10-year yield holds below 2% as Yellen suggests rate hikes on the way
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 27, 3:03PM CDT
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62)
Long-end Treasury yields surge higher
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 26, 2:06PM CDT
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), TBX: 29.57 (-0.11), DFVS: 31.46 (-0.17), TBZ: 28.91 (unch), DFVL: 65.25 (-0.05), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), ITE: 60.57 (+0.05), TYO: 17.11 (-0.15), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), GSY: 50.06 (+0.01), SCHR: 54.36 (+0.09), SYTL: 89.34 (+3.64), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), FIVZ: 80.45 (-0.26), VGIT: 65.42 (+0.13), DTYL: 76.15 (+1.46), IEI: 124.17 (+0.23), TYD: 46.95 (-0.19), PST: 23.40 (-0.10), IEF: 108.39 (+0.28), UST: 58.04 (+0.27), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), DTYS: 19.09 (-0.37), TYNS: 29.78 (-0.54), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62)
Lockhart expects higher rates no later than September
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 25, 9:53AM CDT
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62)
Why A 'Rate Hike Tantrum' Will Not Kill Bond ETFs In 2015
Gary Gordon - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 24, 5:51PM CDT
The 10-year Treasury note is the most recognizable, and most important, debt instrument in the world's financial system. It is vital to foreign jurisdictions, banks and investors as a way to gain exposure to the U.S. dollar, as well as interest...
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), IEF: 108.39 (+0.28), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), VYM: 68.30 (-0.28), USMV: 41.26 (-0.29), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28)
Leveraged short Treasury ETF claims dubious title
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 23, 10:09AM CDT
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62)
Central Bank Policies And Market Distortions On U.S. Treasury Bonds, S&P 500 And U.S. Dollar Exchange Rates
Sebastiao Buck Tocalino - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 23, 6:07AM CDT
Our mothers have taught us that sugar, if scattered on the floor, gets sticky and may attract pests like ants and cockroaches. Some of our parents also educated us on finance, teaching that easy money and plenty of credit do not encourage responsible...
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), UUP: 25.90 (+0.04), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62)
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF announces quarterly distribution of $0.749
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 10:27AM CDT
EDV: 129.81 (+0.43)
ETF Risk Management In The Face Of A Surging U.S. Dollar
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 1:07PM CDT
Historically, when the U.S. dollar surges, forward S&P 500 earnings plummet. In the same vein, the last two times that the world's reserve currency skyrocketed, the U.S. economy slipped into a recession. Come on, Gary. Do you really think that...
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), VIG: 80.47 (-0.77), VOE: 91.91 (-0.22), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), USMV: 41.26 (-0.29)
10-year Treasury yield heads south following weak retail sales print
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 7:48AM CDT
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62)
One Thousand Scenarios For The U.S. Treasury Curve
Donald van Deventer - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 2:00AM CDT
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), TBX: 29.57 (-0.11), DFVS: 31.46 (-0.17), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), DFVL: 65.25 (-0.05), TBZ: 28.91 (unch), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), TYO: 17.11 (-0.15), ITE: 60.57 (+0.05), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), SCHO: 50.75 (+0.04), GSY: 50.06 (+0.01), SCHR: 54.36 (+0.09), SYTL: 89.34 (+3.64), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), IEI: 124.17 (+0.23), DTYL: 76.15 (+1.46), TYD: 46.95 (-0.19), IEF: 108.39 (+0.28), PST: 23.40 (-0.10), DTUS: 32.74 (-0.24), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), DTYS: 19.09 (-0.37), TYNS: 29.78 (-0.54), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), DTUL: 61.40 (-1.22), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TUZ: 51.00 (-0.01), SHY: 84.88 (+0.07), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62), SHV: 110.27 (+0.01), FIVZ: 80.45 (-0.26), VGIT: 65.42 (+0.13), UST: 58.04 (+0.27), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), TAPR: 29.65 (+0.03), BIL: 45.73 (+0.02), SST: 30.35 (+0.07), VGSH: 61.10 (+0.01), PLW: 33.55 (+0.06), GOVT: 25.54 (+0.05)
Yields tumble alongside stocks
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 10, 9:31AM CDT
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), ITLY: 31.50 (+0.12), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), ITLT: 65.98 (-0.71), GGOV: 35.63 (unch), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TAPR: 29.65 (+0.03), BUNT: 53.20 (+0.11), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62), PLW: 33.55 (+0.06), GOVT: 25.54 (+0.05), BUNL: 28.23 (+0.23)
Selling Winners In Your Portfolio Is Never Easy
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 1:24PM CDT
It's not an easy thing to sell an asset that you still believe has legs. I needed to reduce exposure to the Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA: EDV ) for many of my clients, in spite of the reality that they were sitting on 14-plus...
HEDJ: 66.14 (-0.53), TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), HEWG: 28.54 (-0.35)
Dollar and Treasury yields spike after strong jobs print
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 7:43AM CST
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), TBX: 29.57 (-0.11), DFVS: 31.46 (-0.17), TBZ: 28.91 (unch), DFVL: 65.25 (-0.05), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), USDU: 28.57 (+0.01), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), ITE: 60.57 (+0.05), TYO: 17.11 (-0.15), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), SCHR: 54.36 (+0.09), GSY: 50.06 (+0.01), SYTL: 89.34 (+3.64), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), FIVZ: 80.45 (-0.26), UDNT: 10.33 (-0.15), VGIT: 65.42 (+0.13), DTYL: 76.15 (+1.46), IEI: 124.17 (+0.23), TYD: 46.95 (-0.19), PST: 23.40 (-0.10), IEF: 108.39 (+0.28), UST: 58.04 (+0.27), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), UUPT: 29.72 (-0.06), DTYS: 19.09 (-0.37), TYNS: 29.78 (-0.54), UUP: 25.90 (+0.04), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), UDN: 21.49 (-0.08), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), FORX: 42.98 (unch), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62)
What The NASDAQ's Round-Trip To 5000 Really Means
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 2:08PM CST
When the NASDAQ Composite Index hit 5000 in March of 2000, jubilant investors celebrated the milestone. Shortly thereafter, however, scores of individuals lost their collective shirts. Many witnessed losses of 50%, 60% or 80% of their account values...
HEDJ: 66.14 (-0.53), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), VYM: 68.30 (-0.28), USMV: 41.26 (-0.29)
The Case For A Trading Shift From Stocks To Treasuries
DoctoRx - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 12:26PM CST
ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), IEF: 108.39 (+0.28), ED: 61.00 (+0.21), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28)
Chicago PMI dives into contraction
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 9:09AM CST
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62)
The Pathetic 'Talk Therapy' Of Janet Yellen
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 1:34PM CST
What in god’s name does Janet Yellen think she is doing? Just a few weeks ago she established the ridiculous Fedspeak convention that “patient” means money market rates will not rise from the zero bound for at least two meetings....
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Bullard: Ready to get started with rate hikes
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 6:22AM CST
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62)
KISS Retirement Portfolio: My Retirement Portfolio
Robert Mattei - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 31, 2:17PM CDT
VTV: 83.70 (-0.46), IJR: 118.03 (-0.46), VEA: 39.83 (-0.57), IWN: 103.21 (-0.25), IEFA: 58.49 (-0.89), SCHA: 57.58 (-0.23), IXUS: 55.40 (-0.59), SCHB: 50.48 (-0.38), SCHE: 24.36 (-0.08), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), IUSB: 102.75 (+0.19), VTI: 107.25 (-0.98), SCHH: 40.55 (-0.40), VB: 122.56 (-0.01), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), VBR: 109.40 (-0.21), SCHP: 54.92 (+0.14), IVE: 92.56 (-0.66), SCHR: 54.36 (+0.09), VNQ: 84.31 (-0.75), VXUS: 50.35 (-0.53), SCHV: 43.27 (-0.32), VGIT: 65.42 (+0.13), TIP: 113.59 (+0.26), SCHZ: 52.91 (+0.06), IEI: 124.17 (+0.23), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), RWR: 94.57 (-0.87), VTIP: 48.46 (+0.06), VOO: 189.20 (-1.68), VWO: 40.87 (-0.03), EFA: 64.17 (-1.01), BND: 83.37 (+0.09), IEMG: 48.33 (-0.15)
Treasurys set for fifth straight quarterly gain
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 31, 9:03AM CDT
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), TBX: 29.57 (-0.11), DFVS: 31.46 (-0.17), TBZ: 28.91 (unch), DFVL: 65.25 (-0.05), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), ITE: 60.57 (+0.05), TYO: 17.11 (-0.15), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), SCHR: 54.36 (+0.09), GSY: 50.06 (+0.01), SYTL: 89.34 (+3.64), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), FIVZ: 80.45 (-0.26), VGIT: 65.42 (+0.13), DTYL: 76.15 (+1.46), IEI: 124.17 (+0.23), TYD: 46.95 (-0.19), PST: 23.40 (-0.10), IEF: 108.39 (+0.28), UST: 58.04 (+0.27), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), DTYS: 19.09 (-0.37), TYNS: 29.78 (-0.54), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TAPR: 29.65 (+0.03), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62), PLW: 33.55 (+0.06), GOVT: 25.54 (+0.05)
10-year yield holds below 2% as Yellen suggests rate hikes on the way
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 27, 3:03PM CDT
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62)
Long-end Treasury yields surge higher
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 26, 2:06PM CDT
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), TBX: 29.57 (-0.11), DFVS: 31.46 (-0.17), TBZ: 28.91 (unch), DFVL: 65.25 (-0.05), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), ITE: 60.57 (+0.05), TYO: 17.11 (-0.15), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), GSY: 50.06 (+0.01), SCHR: 54.36 (+0.09), SYTL: 89.34 (+3.64), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), FIVZ: 80.45 (-0.26), VGIT: 65.42 (+0.13), DTYL: 76.15 (+1.46), IEI: 124.17 (+0.23), TYD: 46.95 (-0.19), PST: 23.40 (-0.10), IEF: 108.39 (+0.28), UST: 58.04 (+0.27), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), DTYS: 19.09 (-0.37), TYNS: 29.78 (-0.54), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62)
Lockhart expects higher rates no later than September
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 25, 9:53AM CDT
TLH: 138.57 (+0.23), DLBL: 76.53 (-0.18), TLO: 75.22 (+0.16), TENZ: 87.29 (+0.07), EDV: 129.81 (+0.43), UBT: 86.47 (+0.48), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), TMV: 26.70 (-0.17), DLBS: 19.40 (-0.28), LBND: 59.44 (-0.14), ZROZ: 125.71 (-0.83), SBND: 4.27 (-0.03), TBF: 23.99 (-0.04), TTT: 35.87 (-0.16), VGLT: 80.32 (+0.15), TYBS: 21.98 (+0.14), TMF: 94.96 (+0.62)
Why A 'Rate Hike Tantrum' Will Not Kill Bond ETFs In 2015
Gary Gordon - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 24, 5:51PM CDT
The 10-year Treasury note is the most recognizable, and most important, debt instrument in the world's financial system. It is vital to foreign jurisdictions, banks and investors as a way to gain exposure to the U.S. dollar, as well as interest...
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Leveraged short Treasury ETF claims dubious title
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 23, 10:09AM CDT
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Central Bank Policies And Market Distortions On U.S. Treasury Bonds, S&P 500 And U.S. Dollar Exchange Rates
Sebastiao Buck Tocalino - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 23, 6:07AM CDT
Our mothers have taught us that sugar, if scattered on the floor, gets sticky and may attract pests like ants and cockroaches. Some of our parents also educated us on finance, teaching that easy money and plenty of credit do not encourage responsible...
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Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF announces quarterly distribution of $0.749
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 10:27AM CDT
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ETF Risk Management In The Face Of A Surging U.S. Dollar
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 16, 1:07PM CDT
Historically, when the U.S. dollar surges, forward S&P 500 earnings plummet. In the same vein, the last two times that the world's reserve currency skyrocketed, the U.S. economy slipped into a recession. Come on, Gary. Do you really think that...
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10-year Treasury yield heads south following weak retail sales print
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 7:48AM CDT
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One Thousand Scenarios For The U.S. Treasury Curve
Donald van Deventer - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 2:00AM CDT
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Yields tumble alongside stocks
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 10, 9:31AM CDT
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Selling Winners In Your Portfolio Is Never Easy
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 09, 1:24PM CDT
It's not an easy thing to sell an asset that you still believe has legs. I needed to reduce exposure to the Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (NYSEARCA: EDV ) for many of my clients, in spite of the reality that they were sitting on 14-plus...
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Dollar and Treasury yields spike after strong jobs print
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 06, 7:43AM CST
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What The NASDAQ's Round-Trip To 5000 Really Means
Gary Gordon - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 2:08PM CST
When the NASDAQ Composite Index hit 5000 in March of 2000, jubilant investors celebrated the milestone. Shortly thereafter, however, scores of individuals lost their collective shirts. Many witnessed losses of 50%, 60% or 80% of their account values...
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The Case For A Trading Shift From Stocks To Treasuries
DoctoRx - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 12:26PM CST
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Chicago PMI dives into contraction
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 9:09AM CST
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The Pathetic 'Talk Therapy' Of Janet Yellen
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 1:34PM CST
What in god’s name does Janet Yellen think she is doing? Just a few weeks ago she established the ridiculous Fedspeak convention that “patient” means money market rates will not rise from the zero bound for at least two meetings....
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Bullard: Ready to get started with rate hikes
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 6:22AM CST
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