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iShares Lehman Intermediate Credit Bond Index (CIU)

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  • Bond ETFs: Are Investors Liquidating or Rotating? [View article]
    ??? what about international bonds with the slaughter of the usdollar? Is there a short aginst it if the Holy dollar improves?
    Comment by NEOCON47
    Oct 31 19:57 pm |
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  • Bond ETFs: Are Investors Liquidating or Rotating? [View article]
    mbkelly75: I like your strategy. I assume you buy and sell your equity portion the same way you handle bonds.
    Comment by Steve in TN
    Oct 29 13:08 pm |
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  • Bond ETFs: Are Investors Liquidating or Rotating? [View article]
    I like Bond ETFs for the Bond portion of my portfolio. I keep it at 34% and check to see if it needs re-balancing every two weeks. When... More »
    Comment by mbkelly75
    Oct 29 11:59 am |
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  • Some Bonds Are Still Attractive [View article]
    I suppose there is not absolutely safe place to store your money...hopefully aa rated bonds will stand up for the next few years because... More »
    Comment by MarvinMBA
    Oct 11 00:26 am |
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  • Corporate Bonds: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Back Bid [View article]
    You are probably correct for most of your view - cognitive dissonance is required to make such moves that seem irrational from a limited... More »
    Comment by Ichabod
    Oct 7 11:50 am |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • Corporate Bonds: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Back Bid [View article]
    I would be careful shorting investment grade credit because a lot of institutions have plenty of cash to put to work and though we are... More »
    Comment by Surly Trader
    Oct 7 09:19 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Corporate Bonds: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Back Bid [View article]
    Is this what is happening in stocks also?? It sure looks that way to me
    Comment by kmanbear
    Oct 7 00:33 am |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Corporate Bonds: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Back Bid [View article]
    Very nice! It's not rocket science but important investing ideas rarely are.
    Comment by THofler
    Oct 7 00:26 am |
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  • Screening for Trends [View article]
    StarBright: The data in this article was generated using StockCharts.com.
    Comment by Richard Shaw
    Sep 13 22:56 pm |
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  • Screening for Trends [View article]
    Richard, Is there a software program you can recommend to perform the tasks as you described in this article? Thanks
    Comment by StarBright
    Sep 12 11:08 am |
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  • Construct a Fixed Income Portfolio with 5%+ Dividends Using ETFs [View article]
    Thanks for your time FB5000 and jmerzerhane, excellent points
    Comment by Innocex
    Sep 11 12:50 pm |
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  • Construct a Fixed Income Portfolio with 5%+ Dividends Using ETFs [View article]
    in a 52 week range includes Lehman bankrupt... Even a CD won't be considered "safe" on those days. these last 12 months has been one of... More »
    Comment by jmezerhane
    Sep 11 09:56 am |
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  • Construct a Fixed Income Portfolio with 5%+ Dividends Using ETFs [View article]
    On corporate bonds you should also consider liquidity risk. Shorter is not always better, with a shorter bond you have lower interest... More »
    Comment by jmezerhane
    Sep 11 09:46 am |
    Rating: +2 -1
  • Construct a Fixed Income Portfolio with 5%+ Dividends Using ETFs [View article]
    My opinion. Very simplistically. Junk bonds behave more like equities than bonds. As rates begin to rise - if they rise becaause... More »
    Comment by FB5000
    Sep 10 18:15 pm |
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  • Construct a Fixed Income Portfolio with 5%+ Dividends Using ETFs [View article]
    I also use the Bond ETFs in his analysis and thank him for his work on this. I have a portfolio that is 34% Bond ETFs, 6-16% PM... More »
    Comment by mbkelly75
    Sep 10 14:56 pm |
    Rating: +2 0