Fixed Income

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Fidelity junk bond king Notkin: Stocks the better buy
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 17, 2010
Fidelity junk bond king Notkin: Stocks the better buy

Says investors not getting paid enough premium to invest in high-yield debt; 'equity is very cheap'

By Bloomberg
Advisers urge bond investors to abandon ship in face of QE2
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 17, 2010
Advisers urge bond investors to abandon ship in face of QE2

Financial advisers are using the unexpected jump in interest rates to persuade clients that it's time to get out of long-term bonds.

By Jessica Toonkel
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 17, 2010
LPL's Kleintop: Lame duck could move mountains

The long-awaited events of last week included the mid-term elections and Federal Reserve (Fed) announcing the details of another stimulus program

By Jeffrey Kleintop
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 16, 2010
Oddity in bond market signals an economy on the mend

Shrinking gap between Treasuries and corporate debt 'sign of credit market recovery'

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 16, 2010
Pimco spies 'end of the bond market rally,' unloads Treasuries

Bond giant expects little impact from the Fed's quantitative easing; says sovereign debt a better bet

By Bloomberg
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 16, 2010
Money managers play defense in their municipal portfolios

With growing concerns about an increase in defaults among state and city governments, money managers are ratcheting up their efforts to reduce the levels of risk in their municipal bond portfolios.

By Jessica Toonkel
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 16, 2010
BNY Mellon unit ditching riskiest bonds in its muni funds

Standish Mellon Asset Management has spent the past several months unwinding the credit risk of its municipal bond funds, but isn't scared of massive defaults coming down the pike.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 16, 2010
'Investor resistance' boosts muni yields to highest in 4 weeks

U.S. municipal bond yields rose to a four-week high as investors refrained from buying in hopes of better returns.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 16, 2010
Buffett sees 'terrible problem' ahead for muni bonds

Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has been trimming its investment in municipal debt, predicted a “terrible problem” for the bonds in coming years

By Bloomberg
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 15, 2010
OppenheimerFunds digital campaign targets advisers

OppenheimerFunds Inc. is moving away from traditional print ads and brochures to focus on new digital marketing strategies aimed at financial advisers.

By Jessica Toonkel
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 14, 2010
Pimco sees massive surge of inflows in third quarter

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC, the Allianz SE fund unit overseen by Mohamed El-Erian and Bill Gross, took in more money than any other asset management firm during the third quarter, with more than $56 billion in deposits.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 14, 2010
Schwab's about-face on suit triggers downgrade

FBR Capital Markets downgraded The Charles Schwab Corp. last week on concerns that the company could face more litigation from investors.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 12, 2010
Investors getting gouged in pursuit of safety: Art Steinmetz

The flood of assets into U.S. Treasuries and bond funds over the past few years is not symptomatic of a bond bubble, but of a risk-averse investor universe,

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 10, 2010
Bond outlook: Where to find yield in the 4Q

Solid results from the fixed income markets in 3Q mask the fact that it was yet another roller coaster quarter within another volatile year

By mlanche
LPL's Kleintop: The 'most important' week of the year for the markets
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 08, 2010
LPL's Kleintop: The 'most important' week of the year for the markets

This week may be the most important of the year for the markets

By Jeffrey Kleintop
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 03, 2010
Goldilocks scenario triggers biggest debt gains since 2002

From Treasuries to bunds, and corporate bonds to mortgage securities, the world's fixed-income market is poised for its best year since 2002 as slow growth, tame inflation and record low interest rates create an almost perfect environment for debt investors.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 03, 2010
Gridlock would buck up Treasuries, say bond investors

Republican control of House would curb Democrats' spending initiatives; economy might suffer, however

By Bloomberg
INVESTING FIXED INCOME OCT 31, 2010
American Century's MacEwen is betting on fixed income

To David MacEwen, the talk about the bond bubble is a lot of baloney

By Jessica Toonkel
El-Erian: Bond inflows too much of good thing
INVESTING FIXED INCOME OCT 27, 2010
El-Erian: Bond inflows too much of good thing

Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Mohamed A. El-Erian said business is booming at the world's largest manager of bond funds and that isn't a good sign for the U.S. economy.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING FIXED INCOME OCT 25, 2010
Faber: Unload bonds while you still can

Global markets are heading for an “important turning point” as interest rates begin to rise within about three months and the U.S. dollar gains, according to investor Marc Faber.

By Bloomberg