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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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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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The High and Low Points of the Bond Ladder |
MORNINGSTAR - Nov. 28, 2011 - By Christine Benz
Given ultralow yields, the benefits of laddering outweigh the risks right now.
Question: In your article about the risks of individual bonds, you noted that one drawback is that you won't be able to take advantage of higher yields when they become available. But wouldn't a bond-laddering strategy help overcome that drawback?
Answer: We covered a lot of ground in our Better Bond Investing week, but we didn't discuss bond laddering, which, as you noted, can help mitigate some of the risks of investing in individual bonds.
Before we get into the benefits of bond laddering--as well as what to watch out for--let's first discuss exactly what a bond ladder is. In short, laddering a bond portfolio means that you buy bonds with varying maturity dates--for example, one bond maturing in a year, another in three years, and two others maturing five and 10 years from now, respectively. When the bonds mature, the investor can either spend the proceeds--which would necessitate matching the maturity dates of the bonds in the ladder to spending needs (for example, when college tuition comes due each year)--or reinvest in another bond that matures at a later date.
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