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Crunch Averted as Bond Sales Exceed $3 Trillion: Credit Markets SFGate - Dec. 28, 2011 - By Tim Catts Read More [+]
The Best Bond ETF You Have Never Heard Of (FWDB) - Leveraged ETFs NASDAQ - Dec. 28, 2011 - by Zacks Equity Research Read More [+]
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How To Invest Like UBS In 2012 Using Only ETFs Seeking Alpha - Dec. 23, 2011 - By Stoyan Bojinov Read More [+]
The Worst Prediction Of 2011: Municipal Bonds Seeking Alpha - Dec. 23, 2011 - By Lou Basenese Read More [+]
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Meredith Whitney was wrong — or was she? InvestmentNews - Dec. 21, 2011 - By Evan Cooper Read More [+]
Euro zone crisis could hurt U.S. states REUTERS - Dec. 21, 2011 - By David Gaffen Read More [+]
2012 Emerging Markets Outlook: BofA Sees Double-Digit Corporate Yields BARRON'S - Dec. 20, 2011 - By Michael Aneiro Read More [+]
Outlook 2012: Fixed Income View From AXA, BondDesk, LPL & Eagle AdvisorOne - Dec. 20, 2011 - By Janet Levaux Read More [+]
Enthusiasm for Financial Sector Quickly Wears Out MORNINGSTAR - Dec. 20, 2011 Read More [+]
A Simple Guide to Bond ETF MoneyShow.com - Dec. 19, 2011 - By Rob Carrick, Columnist, The Globe and Mail Read More [+]
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TOBACCO BONDS – Sell Anything That Owns Them! Distressed Debt Securities, December 19, 2011 Read More [+]
5 Best High-Yield Bond Funds AdvisorOne - Dec. 19, 2011 - By John Sullivan Read More [+]
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No Holiday For Stocks In the Coming Week Seeking Alpha - Dec. 18, 2011 - By Eric Parnell Read More [+]
Whitney’s Armageddon Belied by ’11 Returns Bloomberg - Dec. 16, 2011 - B y Martin Z. Braun Read More [+]
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Retail Investors' Love Affair With Corporate Bonds Seeking Alpha - Dec. 15, 2011 - By Walter Kurtz Read More [+]
Occupying The Bond Market Seeking Alpha - Dec. 15, 2011 - by Christopher Keith Read More [+]
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2012 Outlook: BondDesk Likes Corporate, Muni Bonds BARRON'S - Dec. 14, 2011 - By Michael Aneiro Read More [+]
Summary Box: Investors again exit stock funds Bloomberg Businessweek - Dec. 12, 2011 - By The Associated Press Read More [+]
ETFs That Pay Up to 7% -- Then Mature SmartMoney - Dec. 14, 2011 - BY THE NUMBERS Read More [+]
Fed May Revise Zero-Rate Vow as Bond-Buying Need Fades Bloomberg - Dec. 12, 2011 - By Joshua Zumbrun Read More [+]
Investors Stay The Course Despite Sovereign Rating Changes NASDAQ - Dec. 13, 2011 - By Katy Burne Read More [+]
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High Income Investments Reduce Exposure To Europe, Increase Returns: Part II Seeking Alpha - Dec. 12, 2011 - By The Wall Street Transcript Read More [+]
Investors Pour Cash into Junk Bonds, Muni Bonds BARRON'S - Dec. 8, 2011 - By Michael Aneiro Read More [+]
High Yield Issuer Statistics Continue To Impress Seeking Alpha - Dec. 7, 2011 - by Walter Kurtz Read More [+]
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Wells Fargo Recommends High-Yield Corporates and Munis BARRON'S - Dec. 6, 2011 - By Michael Aneiro Read More [+]
Municipal Defaults May Surpass Record in 2011, Lehmann Says Bloomberg Businessweek - Dec. 7, 2011 - By Darrell Preston Read More [+]
TIPS Update: Running Out Of Upside Potential? Seeking Alpha - Dec. 7, 2011 - By Calafia Beach Pundit Read More [+]
Navigating Rocky Municipal Bond Markets Seeking Alpha - Dec. 7, 2011 - By Douglas J. Peebles, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Fixed Income, and Michael Brooks, Senior Portfolio Manager, Municipal Bonds, both at Alliance Bernstein Read More [+]
Bond funds: Opposites that attract higher yields REUTERS - Dec. 5, 2011 - By John Wasik Read More [+]
Euro Downgrades Muddy the Waters BondsOnline, December 6, 2011 – from The Trading Desks today Read More [+]
High-yield debt an equities alternative
'Junk bond' tag a misnomer InvestorDaily - Dec. 6, 2011 - By Wouter Klign Read More [+]
How to Avoid the Coming ETN Meltdown AdvisorOne - Dec. 3, 2011 - BY RONALD DELEGGE, ETFGUIDE.COM Read More [+]
Standard & Poor's Puts Ratings On 15 Eurozone Sovereigns On CreditWatch With Negative Implications FRANKFURT, Dec. 5, 2011 Read More [+]
HOW TO PLAY IT: Navigating through the AMR bankruptcy REUTERS - Dec. 2, 2011 - By David K. Randall Read More [+]
S&P downgrades Assured Guaranty, big bond insurer REUTERS - Nov. 30, 2011 - By Jonathan Stempel Read More [+]
We already survived the equivalent of a very small euro default NASDAQ - Nov. 30, 2011 - By Emerging Money Read More [+]
Investors Must Find An Alternative To Bonds Seeking Alpha - Dec. 1, 2011 - By SL Advisors Read More [+]
Here’s the yield ‘sweet spot’ in corporate bonds
Get stock-like returns from lower-rated companies with strong cash flow MarketWatch - Dec. 2, 2011 - By Deborah Levine Read More [+]
UPDATE 1-U.S. municipal bond funds see outflows -Lipper REUTERS - Dec. 1, 2011 - By Chip Barnett Read More [+]
Washington State Arena Nears Default as Bailout Bill Work Stalls Bloomberg Businessweek - Dec. 1, 2011 - By James Nash Read More [+]
The High and Low Points of the Bond Ladder MORNINGSTAR - Nov. 28, 2011 - By Christine Benz Read More [+]
Bond ETFs stealing the thunder — and inflows — from Gross, Fuss InvestmentNews - Nov. 30, 2011 - By Bloomberg News Read More [+]
Municipal Revenue Bonds Under Attack In Federal Court Seeking Alpha - Nov. 29, 2011 - By Carl Dincesen Read More [+]
AMR-Backed Municipal Airport Bonds Decline on Bankruptcy Filing Bloomberg Businessweek - Nov. 30, 2011 -- With assistance from Mike Lee in Dallas and Chris Cappucci in Princeton, New Jersey. Editors: Ted Bunker, Pete Young. Read More [+]
Will the Muni-Bond Rally Survive 2012? THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - Nov. 28, 2011 - By Ben Levisohn Read More [+]
How to Hedge Investment Grade Bonds Smart Money - Nov. 28, 2011 - By Jonathan Hoenig Read More [+]
IShares Drafts Plans for 7 Bond ETFs
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6 High Yield Bonds Trading Below Par Seeking Alpha - Nov. 28, 2011 - By The Financial Lexicon Read More [+]
PIMCO’s El-Erian Calls U.S. Economy ‘Terrifying’ AdvisorOne - Nov. 22, 2011 - By John Sullivan Read More [+]
French Bonds, The Next Big Short? Forbes - Nov. 27, 2011 - By Kenneth Rapoza Read More [+]
Corporate Bonds: Yield Solution For Today's Risk On / Risk Off Market Seeking Alpha - Nov. 28, 2011 - By Plan B Economics Read More [+]
17 Too Big To Fail Senior Bonds Seeking Alpha - Nov. 28, 2011 - By The Financial Lexicon Read More [+]
Will the Muni-Bond Rally Survive 2012? Associated Press - Nov. 28, 2011 Read More [+]
Muni Borrowing in 2012 May Rise 20% as Yields Sink, DeGroot Says Bloomberg - Nov. 25, 2011 - By Esmé E. Deprez Read More [+]
Volcker Rule May Adversely Impact Munis THE BOND BUYER - Nov. 22, 2011 - By Robert Slavin Read More [+]
Sovereign, Bank Debt Risk at Record High as Crisis Intensifies Bloomberg - Nov. 23, 2011 - By Michael Shanahan Read More [+]
"Disastrous" bond sale shakes confidence in Germany REUTERS - Nov. 23, 2011 - By Stephen Brown and Noah Barkin Read More [+]
Municipal Debt: Did My Bonds Go Down The Sewer? Seeking Alpha - Nov. 21, 2011 - Matt Tucker Read More [+]
BILL GROSS: Here's How I Have My Own Portfolio Invested Right Now BUSINESS INSIDER - Nov. 21, 2011 - By Joe Weisenthal Read More [+]
Liquidity in Corporate Bond Market Drying Up MORNINGSTAR - Nov. 21, 2011 - By Dave Sekera Read More [+]
Getting The Most Out Of Your Bond ETFs ETFdb - Nov. 22, 2011 - By Jared Cummans Read More [+]
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World markets slammed by bond warning CNNMoney - Nov. 21, 2011 - By Aaron Smith Read More [+]
European bonds signal more pain ahead CNNMoney - Nov. 18, 2011 - By Aaron Smith Read More [+]
Corporate Bond Volatility Falls Below Treasuries: Credit Markets Bloomberg - Nov. 14, 2011 - By Tim Gatts Read More [+]
Kroll Bond Rating Agency Report Finds US Municipal Bonds Safe from Default Risk
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Income Security Recommendations BondsOnline Group - November 2011 - By Stephen Taub Read More [+]
Morgan Stanley fined for excessive bond charges The Associated Press - Nov. 10, 2011 - From Bloomberg Businessweek Read More [+]
Investors exit stock funds, shift to bonds in Oct. AP - Nov. 11, 2011 - By Mark Jewell Read More [+]
Senators unveil bill to spark US covered bond market REUTERS - Nov. 9, 2011 Read More [+]
ETF Investors Position for Emerging Markets Rebound ETF TRENDS - Nov. 8, 2011 - By Tom Lydon Read More [+]
Bonds beat stocks over 30 years. So what? MoneyWatch - Nov. 8, 2011 - By Larry Swedroe Read More [+]
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Basics Of ETF Risk, Part II: Beta And Alpha Index Universe - Nov. 7, 2011 - By Paul Britt Read More [+]
How Have Bonds Outpaced Stocks Over The Last Three Decades? Forbes - Nov. 4, 2011 - By Charles Rotblut Read More [+]
Corporate Bond ETFs Over Treasury The Street - Nov. 4, 2011 - By Fred Meissner Read More [+]
ETFs Vs. Mutual Funds: Is Cheaper Better? Seeking Alpha - Nov. 2, 2011 - by Jon R. Orcutt Read More [+]
Is the Rising Bond Market Your Friend or Foe? Forbes - Nov. 2, 2011 - By Liz Davidson Read More [+]
Examining Muni-Bonds, Credit Raters, MF Global: Compliance Bloomberg Businessweek - Nov. 1, 2011 - By Carla Main Read More [+]
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Junk bonds are hot, but there's still plenty of fire CNN Money - Oct. 24, 2011 - By Hibah Yousuf Read More [+]
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Yield Curve Yields Growth, Part 2 Seeking Alpha - Oct. 21, 2011 - By Calafia Beach Pundit Read More [+]
Tax-Exempt 10-Year Municipal Bonds Poised for Biggest Gain in Six Weeks Bloomberg - Oct. 21, 2011 - By Michelle Kaske Read More [+]
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The Bond Market: Where The Customers Still Have No Yachts Seeking Alpha - Oct. 18, 2011 - By Matthew J. Patterson Read More [+]
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Bond Uber-Bulls See New Recession Starting in 4Q THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - Oct. 18, 2011 - By Mark Gongloff Read More [+]
Gross was right: The bond bubble will burst
Commentary: Bonds to fall, though maybe not in short term MarketWatch - Oct. 18, 2011 - By Peter Brimelow, MarketWatch , Edwin S. Rubenstein Read More [+]
California’s $2 Billion Bond Sale Draws Individuals for 12.5% of Offering Bloomberg - Oct. 17, 2011 - By Michael B. Marois and James Nash Read More [+]
Four Attractive, Unique CEFs for Income Potential MORNINGSTAR - Oct. 14, 2011 - By Steven Pikelny Read More [+]
Corporate Bond Risk Rises in Europe, Credit-Default Swaps Show Bloomberg - Oct. 17, 2011 - By David Goodman Read More [+]
Bond King Gross's Throne Wobbles As Bad Bets Dim Fund Returns DOW JONES NEWSWIRES - Oct. 13, 2011 - By Min Zeng and Mary Pilon Read More [+]
How to play it: Harrisburg not a meltdown for munis REUTERS - Oct. 13, 2011 - By Sam Forgione Read More [+]
What Is The High Yield Bond Spread Telling Us? Seeking Alpha - Oct. 13, 2011 - By Edward Harrison Read More [+]
Downgraded Debt Defying Default Lures Wells Capital: Muni Credit Bloomberg - Oct. 11, 2011 - By Romy Varghese Read More [+]
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High-Yield ETFs Fall to 52-Week Low in Bad Sign for Stocks ETF TRENDS - Oct. 3, 2011 - By John Spence Read More [+]
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Bond ETFs Are Scorching Hot Seeking Alpha - Oct. 2, 2011 - By John Nyaradi Read More [+]
Tax-Exempt Debt in Longest Winning Streak Since '02: Muni Credit SFGate - Sept. 30, 2011 - by Michelle Kaske Read More [+]
Corporate debt to benefit from Fed’s ‘Twist’
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PIMCO: Bearish Outlook for Global Economy
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Bond Issuance Plunges on ‘Armageddon' Scenarios: Credit Markets Bloomberg - Sept. 30, 2011 - By Alan Goldstein and Paul Armstrong Read More [+]
Headwinds Facing Muni Bonds Seeking Alpha - Sept. 29, 2011 - By Mike McDermott Read More [+]
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Muniball: Michael Lewis Takes a Swing At Municipal Bonds Forbes - Sept. 29, 2011 - By Mark Bergen Read More [+]
Bond Fund Giant Pimco Cuts Back on Risk Amid Uncertainty CNBC.com - Sept. 29, 2011 Read More [+]
House Republican sees muni bond tax break surviving
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CEF Spotlight: A High-Yield Municipal Fund
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Treasury Bonds Drop Before Fed Announcement, Snap Three-Day Gain Bloomberg Businessweek - Sept. 21, 2011 - By Paul Dobson and Wes Goodman Read More [+]
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Muni Tax-Exemption Tweak Is Idea Whose Time Hasn’t Come: View REUTERS - Sept. 19, 2011 - By the Editors Read More [+]
Obama Targets Muni Bond Tax Exemption in Plan to Cut Deficit Bloomberg - Sept. 19, 2011 - By William Selway Read More [+]
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The Risks Lurking in Treasury Bonds Bloomberg - Sept. 13, 2011 - By Lewis Braham Read More [+]
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Obama Proposes Limits on Tax-Breaks for Municipal-Bond Investors Bloomberg Businessweek - Sept. 13, 2011 - By Steven Sloan, William Selway, and Richard Rubin Read More [+]
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Income Security Recommendations BondsOnline Advisor - September 2011 - By Stephan Taub Read More [+]
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Europe's Lethal Uncertainty Seeking Alpha - Sept. 6, 2011 - By Felix Salmon Read More [+]
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Sales Set to Slip to Seven-Year Low as Issuers Curb Spending: Muni Credit Bloomberg - Sept. 5, 2011 - By Michelle Kaske Read More [+]
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