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| 5/10/2013Market Performance |
| Municipal Bonds |
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S&P National Bond Index
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3.00% |
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S&P California Bond Index
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2.96% |
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S&P New York Bond Index
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3.13% |
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S&P National 0-5 Year Municipal Bond Index
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0.70% |
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| S&P/BGCantor US Treasury Bond |
400.09 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index
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848.03 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (CAD)
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636.26 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR)
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1,701.05 |
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S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR) (CAD)
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1,276.26 |
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S&P REIT Index
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174.07 |
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S&P REIT Index (TR)
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425.30 |
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S&P MLP Index
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2,469.58 |
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S&P MLP Index (TR)
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5,428.50 |
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Retreat to safety ... and a dilemma |
fundweb - Oct. 24, 2011 - By Tomas Hirst
With yields on government debt low, income investors are turning to investment grade credit. But recent high returns on corporate bonds look unlikely to be repeated in the near future.
Investment grade debt appears to be losing its lustre as investors become split between the search for income and perceived value in equity markets.
The £ Corporate Bond sector became the focus of attention in the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse as investors took advantage of opportunities in the asset class. Between August 1, 2008, and July 31, 2009, the sector saw net inflows of over £6 billion as forced sellers and panicked markets forced spreads to historical highs.
Such was the severity of the moves that many bond fund managers began calling it a once-in-a-lifetime event to make money from debt markets.
In November 2008 Michael Krautzberger, the head of BlackRock’s European fixed income team, described the situation facing fixed income investors thus: “Spreads are at historic levels - they have not been this wide since the 1930s. There are far more opportunities for active managers to take advantage of anomalies. (AFI continues here)
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