Individual Bonds vs. Bond Funds: Which Is Better For You?
So, which is better? It depends on what you’re looking for and how you plan on using bonds in your portfolio.
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Aaron Levitt is an independent investment analyst and author living in State College, Pennsylvania. His work appears in several high profile publications in both print and on the web. As an advocate for long-term globally oriented investing, Aaron believes that exchange traded funds have leveled playing field for Main Street. Following global macro-economic trends, investors now have several avenues to create great long term portfolios. Aaron is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University where he studied Economics and International Business. Aside for helping regular investors develop winning portfolios, his current projects include writing his first book about investing in North America’s changing energy landscape.
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Individual Bonds vs. Bond Funds: Which Is Better For You?
So, which is better? It depends on what you’re looking for and how you plan on using bonds in your portfolio.
Get a Real Return in Real Estate Preferred Stock
Real estate preferred stock features bond-like cash flow that fixed income investors crave, while still owning equity in the buildings themselves.
Get a Real Return in Real Estate Preferred Stock
Real estate preferred stock features bond-like cash flow that fixed income investors crave, while still owning equity in the buildings themselves.
Asset-backed Bonds (ABS) – Good Choice or High-Risk Time Bomb?
These bonds, secured by pools of loans or the cash flow from other assets can be a helpful tool for investors to get additional yield into their portfolios. However, they also can be minefields.
Asset-backed Bonds (ABS) – Good Choice or High-Risk Time Bomb?
These bonds, secured by pools of loans or the cash flow from other assets can be a helpful tool for investors to get additional yield into their portfolios. However, they also can be minefields.
Short Duration Bonds are Very Attractive
Short duration bonds are currently paying some of the best yields in years and offer less risk than longer dated bonds.
Short Duration Bonds are Very Attractive
Short duration bonds are currently paying some of the best yields in years and offer less risk than longer dated bonds.
Rethinking 60/40 Portfolios With More Bonds
For fixed income investors, that may mean reimagining the spilt and taking a different approach that could generate more income and better long-term returns.
Rethinking 60/40 Portfolios With More Bonds
For fixed income investors, that may mean reimagining the spilt and taking a different approach that could generate more income and better long-term returns.
Zeros & STRIPS Offer Opportunity
So-called Zeros and Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (STRIPS) offer another way investors can use bonds to build and create income from their portfolios.
Zeros & STRIPS Offer Opportunity
So-called Zeros and Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (STRIPS) offer another way investors can use bonds to build and create income from their portfolios.
Interest Rate Hedged ETFS Are a Good Bet
Thanks to the ETF boom, there are now numerous funds that use derivatives to reduce a bond portfolio's duration to essentially zero.
Interest Rate Hedged ETFS Are a Good Bet
Thanks to the ETF boom, there are now numerous funds that use derivatives to reduce a bond portfolio's duration to essentially zero.
Find Stability in Stable Value Funds
Stable value funds offer a quasi-bond/cash hybrid that beats the return on cash while still providing plenty of inflation protection.
Find Stability in Stable Value Funds
Stable value funds offer a quasi-bond/cash hybrid that beats the return on cash while still providing plenty of inflation protection.
It’s Time To Get Excited About CDs Once Again
Right now, CDs are paying yields not seen in nearly 10 years and offer a chance to lock up secured income during the constrained market environment.
It’s Time To Get Excited About CDs Once Again
Right now, CDs are paying yields not seen in nearly 10 years and offer a chance to lock up secured income during the constrained market environment.
Emerging Market Bonds: Risk & Reward
There’s a vast and growing ecosystem of debt issued by emerging market governments and corporations. And for those investors willing to take on the risk, these bonds could offer plenty of rewards.
Emerging Market Bonds: Risk & Reward
There’s a vast and growing ecosystem of debt issued by emerging market governments and corporations. And for those investors willing to take on the risk, these bonds could offer plenty of rewards.
Fixed Income – Three Ways To Fight Inflation
There are a few ways that bond and fixed income investors can shore up their portfolios and get through the year ahead.
Fixed Income – Three Ways To Fight Inflation
There are a few ways that bond and fixed income investors can shore up their portfolios and get through the year ahead.
Target-Date Bond ETFs Are an Underutilized Product
Target-date maturity exchange traded funds (ETF) could offer the best of the both worlds. And yet, they are underutilized by investors.
Target-Date Bond ETFs Are an Underutilized Product
Target-date maturity exchange traded funds (ETF) could offer the best of the both worlds. And yet, they are underutilized by investors.
Despite Inflation, Munis Still Have Value
For investors, the downturn in munis could serve as a big buying opportunity.
Despite Inflation, Munis Still Have Value
For investors, the downturn in munis could serve as a big buying opportunity.
CLOs Offer High Yield & Low Risk
Offering a top-notch combination of yield-to-risk while still providing inflation protection, CLOs could be the answer for investors looking to generate returns and income in the challenging market environment.
CLOs Offer High Yield & Low Risk
Offering a top-notch combination of yield-to-risk while still providing inflation protection, CLOs could be the answer for investors looking to generate returns and income in the challenging market environment.
Total Return Bond Funds Offer the ‘Total’ Package
Long-term investors looking for a bit more from their fixed income holdings may want to consider total return bond funds.
Total Return Bond Funds Offer the ‘Total’ Package
Long-term investors looking for a bit more from their fixed income holdings may want to consider total return bond funds.
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