Total Return Fund said to hold no government paper as of the end of February
Researchers find that issuers shell out $30B in unnecessary costs; pooling suggested
Uncle Sam's most recent offering of medium-term notes draws surprising interest; 4% yield seen as possible
Land of Lincoln prepping new debt issue; yields still lower than government paper from Portugal, though
Bond investors should not expect returns for the next 11 years to be as good as those of the previous 11, and severe drawdowns are possible when inflation is rising, according to the annual Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2010
Investors flocking to Treasury inflation-protected securities may be in for a rude awakening when interest rates start to rise
Asset management boss warns that a 1994-style rout could happen -- if Fed changes monetary policy
There has been no better place in the U.S. government bond market since 2008 than in debt that protects against faster inflation
Bill Gross of Pimco doesn't mince words when it comes to the Federal Reserve's stranglehold on interest rates. According to the bond king's latest report, the Fed's efforts to hold yields at historic lows is 'an abdication of responsibility.'
Financial advisers are worried that a report saying the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating how municipal bond funds price risk in their portfolios may cause investors to rush for the exits — just when things were settling down
Withdrawals hit lowest level in two months; $1.2B in outflows in January
The municipal bond market, already under a dark cloud due to rising risk levels, apparently has a pattern of lax financial reporting practices that could further elevate concerns about the market
If nothing else, market conditions over the past few years have proved that most investors tend to overestimate their true risk tolerance wildly
Study reveals vast majority of municipalities ignore or delay filing required financial reports on debt offerings; lack of manpower blamed
Fund firm relies on social media to dispel doom and gloom, soothe client worries; 'hyperbole'
Meredith Whitney shocked the investment world when she said there would be hundreds of billions of dollars in muni bond defaults this year. Top tax-exempt fund manager Lyle Fitterer has a slightly different take on the situation.
Federal monetary policy killing savers, says Pimco bond king; little reason to hold Uncle Sam's paper
Rising prices on the march, says fixed-income fund manager; 'worst thing that can happen' for debt investors
BondView LLC, an operator of a free site for muni bond investors, is planning to launch municipal bond fund ratings by March.
As Pimco takes over the distribution of all its funds and expands its equity fund lineup, it plans to cut expense ratios and arm financial advisers with more research and access to its investment managers
