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ETF Review: 2011 Top Performing ETFs Are All Treasury Bonds
It might be a surprise: the hottest ETFs in 2011 turned out to be long term treasury bonds. The following table shows the performance of long term treasury bond ETFs: U.S. Long Term Treasury Bonds...
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Who Blows Treasury Bubbles? Not 2% Big Money Managers
The following are the latest Barron’s Big Money Poll Results: So the Treasuries ‘bubble’ is blown by whom? Not big money managers! We can only conclude that they are Federal Reserve: the QExx...
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Three “Dividend ETFs” That Go Beyond Stocks
Over the past several years, interest in ETFs that offer exposure to high yielding asset classes has surged. From dividend-paying stocks and MLPs to junk bonds and emerging market debt, investor...
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Visual Risk Analysis Of The SPDR Income Allocation ETF (INKM)
When it comes to portfolio allocation strategies, most investors strive to cast a wide net over the entire investment landscape, capturing both lucrative opportunities and diversification benefits....
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5 Reasons To Buy Bond Funds And ETFs Instead Of Individual Bonds In 2013 And...
ByQuoth the Raven: The thought of investing in bonds, if you're like me, is about as exciting as going to the dentist for the second installment of a 58 part root canal. As someone that was drawn to...
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Schwab Commission Free ETFs
Schwab has introduced ultra low cost ETFs to compete against Vanguard. These ETFs can be also traded commission free in a Schwab brokerage account. However, unlike Vanguard, Schwab includes other brand...
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Constructing Asset Allocation Portfolios From Schwab Commission Free ETFs
Schwab initially only made its own ETFs commission free for clients in Schwab accounts. It has since dramatically expanded its offerings to 105 ETFs. These funds enable participants to gain exposure to...
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Even Lower Rates: Wall Street guru who has been nailing the interest-rate...
HSBC's Steven Major is out with a bold new forecast. In a client note on Thursday titled "Yanking down the yields," the interest-rates strategist projected that bond yields would be much lower than the...
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Economists still expect rate hike before end of 2015
A survey of business economists finds that a majority still expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates before the end of the year.
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