8 Best High Yield Muni Mutual Funds For Asset Allocation Portfolios
Municipal bonds recently took a beating, along with general bonds. However, as cities and local state governments have improved their financial recently, these bond mutual funds exhibit some good value again. Investors can look at high yield municipal bond funds...
Municipal Bonds Belong in Your Taxable Portfolio
There has been a lot of ink spilled in the last few months about the perilous fiscal state of some US cities. After Detroit declared bankruptcy in July, bond maven Meredith Whitney was quick to point out the seriousness of the event.
Fixed Income Bonds Are Still In Downtrend
The latest fixed income segment trend scores: Fixed Income Assets Trend 10/31/2013 DescriptionSymbol1 Week4 Weeks13 Weeks26 Weeks52 WeeksTrend Score High Yield JNK 0.0% 2.06% 3.11% -0.06% 6.78% 2.38% Short Term Credit CSJ 0.08% 0.23% 0.61% 0.4% 0.98% 0.46%...
After Detroit, muni bonds are safe, but no slam dunk
By John Wasik (Reuters) – Despite the Detroit bankruptcy and record sell-off of municipal bonds this year, most top-quality “munis” are safe to hold. If you are a conservative, buy-and-hold investor who wants to temper risk, you...
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- Re: Diversify away from U.S. Government? March 24, 2023In the case of bonds, diversification doesn't necessarily reduce risk. An extreme example would be adding junk bonds to your portfolio. If you view US Treasuries as the safest, adding international would arguably be a less extreme version where you are getting more countries but that doesn't necessarily mean lower risk.aristotelian
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