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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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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
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Some top money managers are recommending that investors shift a bit more into bonds and out of stocks as rising yields and a slower economic growth outlook make fixed income more attractive.
But the U.S. bond market offers paltry yields nowadays, even for corporate issues that provide more income than Treasurys. Income-hungry investors are left with the unpleasant choice of taking more risk, either by holding longer-term bonds (interest-rate risk) or moving down in quality (credit risk).
Many bond-market experts say lower-grade corporate bonds are the better option. Only a handful of U.S. firms carry the top AAA credit rating, with a large number of issues in the single-A range. By moving down the ladder to companies with a “B” in their rating, investors are exposed to credits that are still investment grade but yield noticeably more. That’s the point where bond strategists are finding a “sweet spot” — BBB or BB companies with A-type financial strength. Read more: How to own a triple-A portfolio.
“If there is anything out there that is remotely close to ‘recession proof’ it is corporate balance sheets,” said David Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist at Toronto-based asset manager Gluskin Sheff + Associates, in a recent report to clients. “Be selective and identify those entities that have a single-A balance sheet but pay out a BBB yield.”
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