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Is A QE Exit Really Scary?
Calafia Beach Pundit • Tue, May 14 • 140 Comments
4 Scary Charts Warning Of The Next Financial Crisis
Plan B Economics • Mon, May 13 • 202 Comments
Dual ETF Momentum: May Update
Scott's Investments • Sun, May 12 • 1 Comment
Avoid The 'Hunt For Yield,' But Remember Treasury ETFs Are Priceless
Gregory Skidmore • Fri, May 10 • 24 Comments
ETF Strategy For Rising Rates: Reduce Portfolio Duration
Matt Tucker • Mon, May 6
The 10-Year Yield May Be Flashing A Warning Sign
David Fabian • Sun, May 5 • 5 Comments
4 ETF Alternatives To Money Market Funds
Morningstar • Fri, Apr 19 • 3 Comments
Absolute Momentum Portfolio Strategies
Scott's Investments • Thu, Apr 11 • 6 Comments
Beyond The 10 Year Treasury Yield: How To Follow The Bond Market With ETFs
Learn Bonds • Mon, Apr 8 • 1 Comment
Global Macro: Jobs And Stimulus In Perspective
Andrew Sachais • Fri, Apr 5 • 7 Comments
Treasury Yield Snapshot: 10-Year At Its 2013 Low
Doug Short • Fri, Apr 5 • 3 Comments
Yes, There Is Still Hope In Bond Investments
MyPlanIQ • Wed, Apr 3 • 6 Comments
Global Macro: Equities Turn Cautious
Andrew Sachais • Tue, Apr 2
Strategies For A Rising Rate Environment: Alternative Bond Holdings
Robert Wagner • Mon, Apr 1 • 6 Comments
Why Long-term Government Bonds Are The 'Dumbest Investment'
Robert Wagner • Fri, Mar 22 • 15 Comments
Cyprus Contagion Minimal So Far
Calafia Beach Pundit • Thu, Mar 21 • 1 Comment
One Trick To Protect Against The Next Bear Market
Kurtis Hemmerling • Thu, Mar 21 • 30 Comments
Fidelity Increases Commission-Free ETF Count to 66
Ron Rowland • Mon, Mar 18 • 2 Comments
A Financial Love Triangle
Luke Nagell • Fri, Mar 15 • 7 Comments
Dual ETF Momentum Update
Scott's Investments • Tue, Mar 12 • 3 Comments

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Avoid The 'Hunt For Yield,' But Remember Treasury ETFs Are Priceless
Gregory Skidmore • Fri, May 10 • 24 Comments
Conclusion Of FOMC Meeting Brings iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury ETF Into Focus
Michael Johnston • Wed, Sep 21, 2011
Greek Crisis Places iShares 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury ETF Squarely Into Focus
Eric Dutram • Fri, Jun 17, 2011
Short-Term Yields Plunge
Eddy Elfenbein • Wed, May 11, 2011
Bears Target Short-Term Treasuries
optionMONSTER • Fri, Nov 26, 2010 • 2 Comments
Individual Bonds vs. Bond ETFs: Two Completely Different Animals
Morningstar • Thu, Feb 11, 2010 • 23 Comments
Two Year Treasury Note: No Juice for the Carry Trade
Bruce Krasting • Wed, Jul 29, 2009 • 1 Comment
Some Thoughts on the New Realities
Benign Brodwicz • Wed, Jun 10, 2009 • 5 Comments
Treasuries Showing Fed Now in Inflation-Fighting Mode?
Brett Steenbarger • Mon, Jun 8, 2009
Did the Fed Blink First Last Week?
Clive Corcoran • Sun, Jun 7, 2009 • 5 Comments
PIMCO ETFs Launch Next Week
ETF Grind • Fri, May 29, 2009 • 4 Comments
Bond Expert: Friday Wrap
John Jansen • Fri, Jun 27, 2008 • 3 Comments
Bond Expert: Tuesday Outlook
John Jansen • Tue, Jun 24, 2008
The Fed Won't Tighten - So SHY's a Buy
John Jansen • Tue, Jun 10, 2008 • 5 Comments
Largest One Day Increases in 2-Year Yield
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Jun 10, 2008
Treasury Yields Climb on Citigroup Injection, Fed Action
SA Editor Eli Hoffmann • Tue, Nov 27, 2007
Ameristock Launches Five Targeted Treasury ETFs In Challenge To iShares Lehman
IndexUniverse • Tue, Jul 3, 2007 • 1 Comment
Philly Fed Chief Believes Fed May Have to Reraise Rates in the Near Future
SA Editor Jonathan Liss • Fri, Oct 6, 2006
Cash Questions and Inflows Into the iShares Lehman 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund (SHY)
Abnormal Returns • Wed, Nov 23, 2005
Are Bond ETFs A Good Deal?
David Jackson • Fri, Jun 24, 2005

Is A QE Exit Really Scary?
Calafia Beach Pundit • Tue, May 14 • 140 Comments
4 Scary Charts Warning Of The Next Financial Crisis
Plan B Economics • Mon, May 13 • 202 Comments
Dual ETF Momentum: May Update
Scott's Investments • Sun, May 12 • 1 Comment
ETF Strategy For Rising Rates: Reduce Portfolio Duration
Matt Tucker • Mon, May 6
The 10-Year Yield May Be Flashing A Warning Sign
David Fabian • Sun, May 5 • 5 Comments
4 ETF Alternatives To Money Market Funds
Morningstar • Fri, Apr 19 • 3 Comments
Absolute Momentum Portfolio Strategies
Scott's Investments • Thu, Apr 11 • 6 Comments
Beyond The 10 Year Treasury Yield: How To Follow The Bond Market With ETFs
Learn Bonds • Mon, Apr 8 • 1 Comment
Global Macro: Jobs And Stimulus In Perspective
Andrew Sachais • Fri, Apr 5 • 7 Comments
Treasury Yield Snapshot: 10-Year At Its 2013 Low
Doug Short • Fri, Apr 5 • 3 Comments
Yes, There Is Still Hope In Bond Investments
MyPlanIQ • Wed, Apr 3 • 6 Comments
Global Macro: Equities Turn Cautious
Andrew Sachais • Tue, Apr 2
Strategies For A Rising Rate Environment: Alternative Bond Holdings
Robert Wagner • Mon, Apr 1 • 6 Comments
Why Long-term Government Bonds Are The 'Dumbest Investment'
Robert Wagner • Fri, Mar 22 • 15 Comments
Cyprus Contagion Minimal So Far
Calafia Beach Pundit • Thu, Mar 21 • 1 Comment
One Trick To Protect Against The Next Bear Market
Kurtis Hemmerling • Thu, Mar 21 • 30 Comments
Fidelity Increases Commission-Free ETF Count to 66
Ron Rowland • Mon, Mar 18 • 2 Comments
A Financial Love Triangle
Luke Nagell • Fri, Mar 15 • 7 Comments
Dual ETF Momentum Update
Scott's Investments • Tue, Mar 12 • 3 Comments
Bernanke's Friday Night Special: Part I
David Beckworth • Mon, Mar 4 • 7 Comments

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Will QE3 Move Money Out of Bonds, Into Stocks?

at CNBC.com (Sep 13, 2012)
China & the U.S. debt addiction

at MarketWatch.com (Aug 6, 2011)
What if the gold market breaks down?

at MarketWatch.com (May 2, 2011)
Expect Stock Downside Move in Next 3 Months: Pro

at CNBC.com (Dec 13, 2010)
Beware10-12% Pullback Possible This Month: Pro

at CNBC.com (Oct 4, 2010)

SHY vs. ETF Alternatives

SHY Description

The iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Fund seeks to approximate the total rate of return that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the short-term sector of the United States Treasury market as defined by the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-3 Year Treasury Bond Index.
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Country: United States

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In Your Portfolio: Broad U.S. Bond ETFs, A Guide to U.S. Government Bond ETFs
Asset Class Performance: Bonds

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Saturday, May 18, 9:15 AM Leon Cooperman and partner Steve Einhorn keep it simple: Stocks (VTI) are cheap relative to interest rates and inflation. The guy who bought T-bills (SHY) has migrated to T-bonds (TLT), the guy who bought T-bonds has moved to investment grade corporates (LQD), the guy who bought IG is now in high-yield (HYG, JNK), and so on (glasses clink in the FOMC board room). Their largest position is Sprint Nextel (S) - as fans of Masayoshi Son and long-time owners of DISH, the duo like seeing two industry titans both wanting the same asset. New Citigroup (C) management should be able to double ROE over the next 2-3 years, and Transocean (RIG) sells for a significant discount to asset value. 4 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Friday, May 17, 8:06 AM "Printing of money and the seeking of safe returns" have made cash (SHY) and bonds (TLT) terrible investments, says Ray Dalio (video). The same activity, on the other hand, is great for "other assets," i.e. stocks. "There will be a tightening ahead." 1 Comment
Wednesday, May 1, 2:55 PM iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY) announces monthly distribution of $0.016. 30-day SEC yield of 0.09% (as of 3/28/2013). For shareholders of record May 03. Payable May 07. Ex-div date May 01. Comment! [Dividends]
Tuesday, April 2, 12:54 PM Active management - typically a loser with stocks - worked well in fixed income in 2012, according to SPIVA which shows 70% of active managers in intermediate government bond funds beat their bogey (AGG, BNG), with the average return more than double the benchmark. Comment!
Monday, April 1, 5:05 PM iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY) announces monthly distribution of $0.018. 30-day SEC yield of 0.12% (as of 3/28/2013). For shareholders of record Apr. 03. Payable Apr. 05. Ex-div date Apr. 01. Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, March 8, 3:08 AM The Fed is considering abandoning its plan to eventually sell the trillions of dollars of bonds it's bought and just let them mature instead. The move would prevent the disruption of markets that might come with big sales, and it would prevent any losses if and when interest rates rise, not to mention any subsequent criticism from Capitol Hill. There might be some economic benefits too. 8 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, March 5, 10:28 AM "Cash in the developed world is a terrible asset," writes Bridgewater in its (300-page) year-end investor note. "We would be short cash of all the major currencies," in continues - hedge fund shorthand for borrowing to buy risky assets. Previous: Ray Dalio and his co-CIO have made no secret of their bullishness this year. 1 Comment
Friday, March 1, 10:19 AM iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY) announces monthly distribution of $0.018. 30-day SEC yield of 0.13%. For shareholders of record Mar. 05. Payable Mar. 07. Ex-div date Mar. 01. Comment! [Dividends]
Thursday, February 21, 1:12 PM The long bond continues to climb, now up more than a full point since the FOMC minutes yesterday. When the Fed got hawkish in 1993 after a long period of ease, bond prices collapsed. Now they gain? It seems as good of a tell as any that the economy is not ready to handle tighter policy (see Hoisington). TLT +0.7%. 3 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, February 19, 2:30 PM The big story of the 2013 H2 might be the Fed slowing and then ending its QE purchases, says Deutsche's Joe LaVorgna. January FOMC minutes showed growing hawkishness, and since that meeting the February jobs report posted solid gains along with big upward revisions to previous months. 2 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Friday, February 15, 10:00 AM "The benefits of our asset purchases may be diminishing ... they also may have some risks associated," says the Cleveland Fed's Sandra Pianalto (not a FOMC voter this year). She suggests the Fed could begin tapering asset purchases by year's end, but her prediction of 2.5% GDP growth doesn't seem to be enough to move the needle much on unemployment. Comment! [U.S. Economy, Breaking News]
Friday, February 1, 3:34 PM Like Dan Fuss, UBS apparently believes the fixed-income rally has run its course. The company reportedly plans to inform many of its brokerage clients - most of whom believe they're sitting in conservatively structured bond portfolios - that they're being reclassified as "aggressive investors." This should make for some interesting conversations between wealth managers and clients. Comment! [Financials, U.S. Economy, Global & FX]
Thursday, January 31, 9:10 AM Credit in the U.S. ($56T and counting) is a supernova star, says Bill Gross - its expansion produces less and less heat and ultimately causes the star to consume itself. In the 1980's, it took $4 of new credit to create another $1 of GDP; over the last decade it's taken $10, and since 2006, $20. The comparison ends there, says Gross, as inflation rather than implosion lies ahead. Shorten duration, buy TIPs, look offshore for positive real rates of return. 5 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, January 30, 3:08 PM Fixed-income is the most overbought in his 55-year career, says Dan Fuss, preparing to open a fund to U.K. investors (what a salesman). He's busy slashing duration along with exposure to emerging markets and junk bonds ("from a valuation point, ridiculous"). "For heaven's sakes, don't go out and borrow money to buy bonds right now." Comment!
Friday, January 25, 7:08 AM More from Soros (previous): Bond investors might want to study the price action in 1994 if Soros is right in that interest rates are going to take a big leap once the economy gets moving - nothing profound there, but like 1994 it could sneak up and bite fixed income longs. Soros suggests it might already be happening and once the fog of the budget nonsense lifts, economic strength will be far clearer to see. 4 Comments [Global & FX, U.S. Economy]
Thursday, January 3, 3:53 PM The unexpected hawkish vibe from the Fed has the once-exciting, now subdued Eurodollar market stirring, with the Dec 14 contract off 4 points and the Dec 15 contract off 7. Currently trading at 99.00, the Dec 15 contract is pricing in a Fed Funds rate roughly 75 basis points higher than it stands today. Comment! [U.S. Economy]

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Today's 10.0% 5-asset-portfolio weights: SHY 60% SLV 8% OEF 12% JKG 10% SDS 10%: STDDEV 2.6% for last 252 days. OEF replaced IVV.
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Late this afternoon, bought SHY @ $83.99 I think the $US doom proclamations are impatient & early.
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Today's 10.0% 5-asset-portfolio weights: SHY 60% SLV 8% IVV 12% JKG 10% SDS 10%: STDDEV 2.7% for last 252 days.
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Today's 10.0% 5-asset-portfolio weights: SHY 60% SLV 9% IVV 9% JKG 12% SDS 10%: STDDEV 3.0% for last 252 days.
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Today's 10.0% 5-asset-portfolio weights: SHY 60% SLV 9% IVV 8% JKG 13% SDS 10%: STDDEV 3.0% for last 252 days.
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Today's 10.0% 5-asset-portfolio weights: SHY 60% SLV 9% IVV 8% JKG 13% SDS 10%: STDDEV 3.0% for last 252 days.
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