Fixed Income

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MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 29, 2013
BlackRock joins hunt for the white whale of retirement income

Giant money manager files for approval a set of bond funds with target date maturities.

By Darla Mercado
FIXED INCOME AUG 27, 2013
Bond funds lose $30.3 billion in August

A vicious circle of losses and redemptions as the bond binge unwinds could get nasty.

By Matt Ackermann
Nontraded BDC sales on a tear despite closing of first fund
ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2013
Nontraded BDC sales on a tear despite closing of first fund

Despite the recent closing of the largest business development company, BDCs are suddenly raking in the cash from advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES AUG 25, 2013
As uncertainty intensifies, money moves to cash

Investors are running for cover ahead of what is expected to be a hectic fall. Jason Kephart explains.

By JKEPHART
FIXED INCOME AUG 23, 2013
Take Five: Keep clients in the dark at your own peril, Robert Isbitts says

Advisers should be warning clients about rising rates, he contends

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 23, 2013
Stocks climb wall of worry

Stocks posted their first gain in three weeks even as talk about the end to the Federal Reserve's easy money policy rattled investors. What's ahead?

By Gregory Crawford
FIXED INCOME AUG 23, 2013
Rising rates a problem for bonds? That's news to investors

Most investors don't understand the connection between rising interest rates and their portfolios. As sad as that may be, it's also a golden opportunity for advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME AUG 21, 2013
State Street CEO adds voice to worry over investors' fixed income holdings

Hooley says retail investors risk being on 'wrong side of the equation' when rates climb.

By Gregory Crawford
FIXED INCOME AUG 21, 2013
El-Erian and Bair: Fed left in charge of economy amid political wrangling

Central bank has few levers to pull and QE's unintended consequences could sting.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
EQUITIES AUG 21, 2013
The Takeaway: Muppet portfolios

By Joshua Brown
FIXED INCOME AUG 21, 2013
Junk bond junkies are going short (term)

Fund companies moving to meet demand for short-term high-yield-bond funds.

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES AUG 21, 2013
Investors continue to prefer equity to bond funds, ICI data show

But fixed-income outflows slow to $2.09B for week ended Aug. 7

By Michael Shagrin
FIXED INCOME AUG 21, 2013
Bond hubris overwhelms Fed in riskiest credit-market sectors

Bond investors trying to determine when the Fed will reduce its unprecedented monetary stimulus are increasingly looking to the riskiest parts of the debt market, which are booming like before the financial crisis.

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES AUG 21, 2013
The Takeaway: Prepare thyself for the bond wars!

By Joshua Brown
FIXED INCOME AUG 21, 2013
Bond market awaits tapering with bated breath

Some fear overreaction from retail investors as Fed begins reducing QE

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME AUG 21, 2013
Old-school portfolios shine as risk parity struggles

Classic 60/40 gains favor as interest rates rise

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES AUG 20, 2013
The Takeaway: The trouble with low-volatility funds

By Joshua Brown
RIA NEWS AUG 20, 2013
The Takeaway: Where active managers have an edge

By Joshua Brown
EQUITIES AUG 20, 2013
Searching the globe for income, and finding it

Sextant Global High Income Fund can go anywhere in search of yield.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME AUG 20, 2013
Gross to junk bond junkies: Curb your enthusiasm

High-yield market isn't overheated yet, but it's getting close, he contends

By JKEPHART