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Bond Expert: Friday Wrap [view article]
important info, thanks! ReplyQuestioning The Value of Bond ETFs [view article]
Nathan,you sound like a real winner, so I guess Ill listen to you and not John, should I buy morningstar or a bond fund?
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The Fed Won't Tighten - So SHY's a Buy [view article]
Wrong. I love these guys who talk their book. Unemployment at 5.5% is scary?? Rates this low are ridiculous and the massive liquidity only spurs bubbles. So we should leave rates alone so this clown won't loose money on his bond portfolio? LOL. ReplyBond Expert: Wednesday Outlook [view article]
This write up is hardly worth the effort. The pressure on bonds comes from the ECB and the Fed. Neither knows what they want and both are muddling through waiting for something they can make policy on. We know the EU will want higher rates, but we know politically it is not feasible. We know the Fed is about the same. What moves events? the unknown of credit quality in bank assets. We are waiting for Godot to come with his answer. This will not end well. ReplyThe Fed Won't Tighten - So SHY's a Buy [view article]
great info, nice analysis with it too - helps trying to get a handle on all the bond stuff - thanks! ReplyThe Fed Won't Tighten - So SHY's a Buy [view article]
I have a target for SHY at 81.8$ ! (3 months max) ReplyThe Fed Won't Tighten - So SHY's a Buy [view article]
I don't think this is unreasonable - stay long the short end and short the long end. ReplyThe Fed Won't Tighten - So SHY's a Buy [view article]
I hope you are right. I have increased my bond allocation through 2009, holding individual corporate bonds to maturity. ReplyJackson
ETF Investing Guide: A Core ETF Portfolio [view article]
mtwoman, first, to clarify -- the ETFs listed here are bond index funds, not actively managed bond funds.There are a few reasons why you might want to buy a bond index fund instead of buying individual bonds:
- owning lots of bonds spreads the risk
- you only have to buy a single ETF, instead of researching and buying many individual bonds
- you don't need to worry about buying new bonds when your current bonds mature
- the spreads on buying and selling individual bonds, particularly illiquid muni bonds, can be wide.
At the same time, there are disadvantages. You pay a management fee, whereas buying from Treasury Direct is free. And you have more control over maturity dates if you buy bonds directly.
Hope that helps.
David Reply
ETF Investing Guide: A Core ETF Portfolio [view article]
Could you explain why it would be beneficial to pay for an actively managed bond fund instead of holding individual bonds? ReplyETF Investing Guide: A Core ETF Portfolio [view article]
Can you explain why it would be beneficial to pay for managing a bond fund instead of holding individual bonds? ReplyShort Bond ETFs Get Short Shrift [view article]
Don't even THINK about using closed-end funds when you now have so many legitimate ETF choices. CEFs are broadly manipulated. Try getting out of a CEF when the market turns south. Leave CEFs for the pump-and-dump brokerage firms who think all "clients" are simple marks. ReplyShort Bond ETFs Get Short Shrift [view article]
I haven't done any analytical work on CEFs--their discount/premium pricing has always disturbed me, especially for a purchase that may be temporary. How do you know that a discount will not turn into a deeper discount when it comes time to sell?You may have a good idea, though, if you can live with the pricing uncertainity. It might help others with your same inclination if you would put together a list of CEFs that operate in the ultrashort space. Reply
Short Bond ETFs Get Short Shrift [view article]
Good article. I have one question though - why aren't closed end funds considered in this sort of analysis? It seems to me that some of them might offer a good value, especially if they are trading at a substantial discount. ReplyShort Bond ETFs Get Short Shrift [view article]
If the Gann people turn out to be right and we are entering a 10-year bear market in bonds, the ultrashort ETFs will be more and more popular. Reply