Should You Index Bonds?
Ellen Carr writing in the FT lists four reason why bonds should be actively managed.
First, true indexation — that is, investing in all the...
Thrills in Bills: New Excitement for Treasury Investors
Your Survival Guy likes a bond ladder, and treasuries certainly need to play a role. Take a look at the treasury yield curve below...
Corporate Bond Yields: What You Can Earn Today
Corporate bonds are a good place to pick up yield in the
bond market. With yields on government bonds in much of Europe and Japan...
Junk Bond Yields
What do junk bonds yield today? The table below lists the yield of the Merrill Lynch junk bond index (High-Yield index), as well as...
Sink Your Teeth into These Bond Yields
“Red sky in morn, sailors take warn,” goes the saying. On this morning, the sun was as red as a lollipop, the kind that...
Is This a New Entry Point for Fixed Income?
Don’t look now, but we’re in a good entry point for fixed income. If you’re looking to get your lazy cash off your couch...
The Bond Market Is Alive and Well
With the Fed raising rates by 0.75% yesterday, all of a sudden, the bond game is cookin’. We needed this move. And some more...
Do You Know How to Structure Your Bond Portfolio?
Do you know how to structure your bond portfolio? When companies issue debt, for example, they put out a spread of maturities and coupons....
Don’t Throw Your Bond Portfolio Out the Window
Remember, as interest rates rise, you’re able to buy bonds at higher yields. We’re not that far from an interest rate level that will...
Intelligence Report: Dollar Destruction, Recession, Inflation, and Happy Easter
Happy Easter. Here’s a rundown of my conversations with you and other thoughts as inflation eats away at the chocolate bunnies:
Financial Planning: Yes. I...