Bonds

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Junk Bonds: Savvy Investment or Fool's Gold?

2:05 pm, August 02, 2010

Investors are searching for other places to make a decent return and junk bonds, for better or worse, are starting to look like gems to many.

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Buyers Running to Bonds video

4:31 pm, June 29, 2010

Teddy Weisberg of Seaport Securities says it's the lack of confidence in equities and government policies that is sending buy tickets to the bond market.

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Bond Basics: How Ratings Work

7:00 am, June 10, 2010

We take a look at the real meaning behind bond ratings and how it should influence your decision to invest.

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Bonds: What to Do When Rates Rise

10:23 am, May 14, 2010

Despite bond funds' trendiness, bonds are best viewed as a long-term bet and a way to diversify and spread risks among various assets.

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Bond Funds Key for Fixed-Income Investors

9:42 am, April 13, 2010

Bond funds give fixed-income investors wide diversification and professional management, and it’s easy to move money in and out.

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Know When to Bail on Your Bond Fund

9:29 am, April 05, 2010

Now that good times for bond funds may be ending, it will pay to look for these three red flags when choosing a bond investment.

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Use Your Tax Refund to Fight Inflation

1:51 pm, March 23, 2010

A new option on tax forms this year allows you to designate part or all of your refund to purchase paper savings bonds known as I-bonds.

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Chinese Won't Stop Buying Treasuries video

4:01 pm, March 22, 2010

Joe Portera, co-portfolio manager for the Hartford Strategic Income Fund, says despite their tough talk the Chinese will continue buying U.S. Treasury bonds.
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Muni Bonds Face Downgrade Risk

9:36 am, March 05, 2010

Municipal bonds have long been the darlings of fixed-income investors, but “downgrade risk” now looms over this market.

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Get Ready for Interest Rate Hikes

10:18 am, March 01, 2010

Days after the Fed seemed to sound the alarm that the era of near-zero interest rates is ending, Ben Bernanke tempered expectations.

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