Bonds

Magazine articles on treasuries, munis, corporate bonds, and junk bonds.

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Financial Advisor December 2005	Getting Busted Chip Carlson banks on an offbeat breed of bond to boost the Greenspring Fund's return.
Investment Advisor December 2005 Palash R. Ghosh	S&P Mutual Fund Sector Focus: Taking the Middle Way Intermediate bonds have delivered generally good returns, as their sensitivity to interest rate risks is between short- and long-term bonds: Delaware Corporate Bond Fund... Calvert Income Fund...
The Motley Fool November 23, 2005 Selena Maranjian	CD Rates Rising Recent rate hikes are making CDs more attractive. Just make sure you shop around for the best deal.
Financial Planning November 1, 2005	Mutual Fund Monitor The current difference in inflation-adjusted fund yields has narrowed, suggesting that foreign bonds no longer have a valuation advantage over U.S. bonds. Plus, the dollar may not be as overvalued as it once was in relation to several developed regions, Europe in particular.
Financial Planning November 1, 2005 Alison L. McConnel	The Muni Market The Treasury Department is flat-out opposed to providing federal guarantees for tax-exempt municipal bonds issued by hard-hit Gulf Coast states/localities, according to Treasury Secretary John W. Snow.
BusinessWeek November 7, 2005 David Henry	Treading Warily In The Junkyard High-yield bonds are a tougher sell as rates rise and economic worries grow.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 John B. Levy	New Orleans' Hotel Sector Faces Grim Prospects Investors in commercial mortgage-backed securities are rightly concerned about their New Orleans' holdings because a number of securitizations hold liens on major area hotels, and significant losses could cause losses to the lower investment-grade tranches.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Jennifer Popovec	Global CMBS Warming Investors and borrowers in several countries are just now beginning to realize the advantages of CMBS: liquidity, higher yields and favorable financing rates. But a perceived lack of transparency, or financial disclosure by borrowers, concerns investors in non-U.S. CMBS.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005	An Unconventional Approach In this excerpt from Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment, author David Swensen describes the many risks facing corporate bond investors.
Financial Advisor October 2005 Marla Brill	Why Bonds Keep Beating The Odds Financial advisors who have been taking defensive measures in anticipation of rising long-term rates and falling bond prices may have to wait awhile longer for their strategies to shine.
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