|
|
|
|
| BondsOnline.com: instant access to and extensive coverage of over 3.5 million stocks, bonds, indexes and other securities covering major and emerging markets and exchanges across the globe. |
|
|
| Bonds Online |
|
|
| 5/10/2013Market Performance |
| Municipal Bonds |
|---|
|
S&P National Bond Index
|
3.00% |
|
|
S&P California Bond Index
|
2.96% |
|
|
S&P New York Bond Index
|
3.13% |
|
|
S&P National 0-5 Year Municipal Bond Index
|
0.70% |
|
|
| S&P/BGCantor US Treasury Bond |
400.09 |
|
| More |
|
| Income Equities: |
|---|
| Preferred Stocks |
|---|
|
S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index
|
848.03 |
|
|
S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (CAD)
|
636.26 |
|
|
S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR)
|
1,701.05 |
|
|
S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (TR) (CAD)
|
1,276.26 |
|
|
| REITs |
|---|
|
S&P REIT Index
|
174.07 |
|
|
S&P REIT Index (TR)
|
425.30 |
|
|
| MLPs |
|---|
|
S&P MLP Index
|
2,469.58 |
|
|
S&P MLP Index (TR)
|
5,428.50 |
|
|
See Data
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Next Asset Class for the 'Dumb Money' to Flee: International Bond Funds? |
Seeking Alpha - Nov. 29, 2010 - by Lawrence Weinman
While some are voicing concerns about retail investors soon fleeing corporate and high-yield bonds, my view is that the next asset class to see the outflow is foreign bond funds. Investors flocked into this asset class in search of higher yields, while I have never liked this asset class; specifically, I argued that investors were better off in emerging market bonds and stocks.
The ongoing crisis in Ireland has hit many international bonds hard. The much-accepted view of a weakening dollar, certainly against the euro, seems to have reversed in light of the pressures on the euro bloc. As a consequence, many of the ETFs in international bonds have seen drops lately. For example, here are two-week changes for a few of the ETFs. Year-to-date is in the chart below; PICB (PICB) and EMLC (EMLC) were established this year, so the data is for less than year-to-date.
IGOV international treasuries -3.6 (yellow in chart)
WIP international, inflation protected -3.9 (green)
EMLC emerging local currency -4.4 (black)
PICB international corporate -5.1 (blue)
Interestingly the MUB muni bond ETF was only -0.3% for the same period.
For the complete article visit Seekingalpha.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Partner Market Place |
|
|
|
| Stuff to look at |
Yield and Income Newsletter: A must have for income investors. subscribe NOW
S&P Commentary and Newsletters: S&P
|
|
| BondsOnline Advisor |
Income Security Recommendation January 2013 Issue.
Keep up with monthly, in-depth coverage of fixed income market strategies, commentary, and insights as seen by our sources. Sign up for the free BondsOnline Advisor now!
Unsubscribe here [+] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
