President Barack Obama's plan to cut the budget deficit repeats his call for curbing the tax exemption on municipal bonds and would give states a break on unemployment debts owed the federal government
The biggest bond gains in almost a decade have pushed the 30-year returns on long-term Treasuries above those of stocks — the first time that's happened since before the Civil War
Supercommittee notion of doing away with exemption not so super; going down the Whitney path
To start the Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
In what the firm calls its “most significant change” to its tactical asset allocation in two years, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC's global investment committee is adopting an overweight position in safe havens and underweight position in risk assets
Dollar, Treasuries, stock market all up since S&P lowered AAA rating; flight to quality made unexpected landing
Unconstrained debt fund down 1.8% this year; missed bond rally back home
Uncle Sam's paper up 26% this year; given troubles in Europe, demand not 'waning anytime soon'
Government-backed mortgages could be the next best alternative to cash, according Jeff Dutra, manager of the $830 million ING GNMA Income Fund.
Fee fiefdom losing ground to passively managed funds; low yields brings high scrutiny
With yields matching, even surpassing comparable Treasuries, municipals suddenly big with advisers
In-depth research shows little chance of domino effect after Jefferson County bankruptcy
Citigroup Inc. has agreed to pay $285 million to settle federal allegations that its broker-dealer subsidiary misled investors about a complex $1 billion mortgage investment that the company was secretly betting would fail
Pimco's Bill Gross said the additional easing programs hinted at by Federal Reserve officials will push yields on longer-term Treasuries higher
Earn over $200,000? If so, President Obama's proposed cut to the municipal bond tax exemption could hit your wallet hard.
White House seeks to limit interest income that can be sheltered; states, cities already lining up against proposal
Frank A. Barbera Jr., co-portfolio manager of the Sierra Core Retirement Fund, tracks a staggering number of jobs reports and other economic indicators
Bill Gross, manager of the world's biggest mutual fund, is seeking to reassure clients that he hasn't lost his touch after he misjudged the extent of the economic slowdown, causing his Pimco Total Return Fund to trail rivals this year
Bill Gross has increased holdings of mortgage bonds in Pimco's flagship fund to the highest level since January in light of the Federal Reserve Board's announcement of plans to reinvest housing debt into the securities to drive borrowing rates lower
Investors should buy Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage-backed securities, which have slumped in response to planned changes to the government-supported companies' refinancing rules, according to Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC
