Portfolio Management: Best of Fixed Income Managers vs. Retirement Income ETFs
09/08/2011 0 comments
Two defensive investment strategies useful in current stressful times are compared. The first is based on selecting the best bond fund every month or every quarter from a list of bond funds managed by Morningstar's 'Manager of the Year' P Bond Funds Momentum Based on Upgrading Fixed Income Managers of the Year`s Funds Monthly. These funds include PTTRX, TGLMX, WATFX, MWTRX, LSBDX, DODIX, FPNIX.
The second is Retirement Income ETFs that consists of a list of candidate dividend stock and bond ETFs including DVY, EMB, HYG, ICF, IDV, TIP, VIG, VWO.
The conclusion: the Fixed Income Managers of the Year is solid and has lower volatility, a good defensive strategy one should consider. Both of them are better alternatives than a broad based index such as S&P 500 (SPX) or total bond market index (AGG)
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Defensive Strategies In Stressful Times: The Best Of Fixed Income
Symbols: SPX, DVY, EMB, HYG, ICF, IDV, TIP, VIG, VWO, PTTRX, TGLMX, WATFX, MWTRX, LSBDX, DODIX, FPNIX, Retirement Investing, Dividend Stock, Retirement Income, Portfolio Management
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