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  • ETFs to Challenge Money-Market Funds by Don Dion
    In the latest challenge to the mutual fund industry, Pimco has launched the Enhanced Short Maturity Strategy Fund (MINT) to compete with money-market funds. The new ETF, which Pimco notes is "intended to be a higher yielding alternative to money market funds," is actively managed and... More »
    November 24, 2009 • MINT, BSV, SHY
  • Fund Lessons From Bill Gross by Don Dion
    Recognized throughout the financial world as the "Bond King," Bill Gross has made a name for himself being arguably the greatest bond manager of all time. Today, as founder and chief operating officer of Pimco, Gross, along with fellow financial icon Mohamed El-Erian, runs what has... More »
    November 6, 2009 • AZ, TUZ, FIVZ
  • Fund Lessons From El-Erian by Don Dion
    This week we will take a look at one of the most recognizable faces in the financial world. Mohamed El-Erian is the son of an Egyptian diplomat who made a name for himself working for a number of prestigious institutions including the International Monetary Fund and Harvard and most recently as... More »
    September 11, 2009 • TUZ, STPZ, TIPZ
  • Pimco TIPS the Competition by Don Dion
    The Pimco 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Fund (STPZ) has joined competitors like the Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (TIP) in offering investors protection from inflation. While hard economic data has yet to support inflation fears, many investors are looking to get behind the eight ball. Investors have... More »
    August 25, 2009 • TIP, LQD, TUZ
  • Vanguard Launching Seven Bond ETFs by Don Dion
    Vanguard is set to launch seven new bond ETFs in what is an illustrative example of how the ETF industry is growing. The latest editions to the rapidly growing fixed-income ETF family are expected to include three U.S. Treasuries funds, three corporate bonds and one mortgage-backed securities... More »
    August 17, 2009 • TIP, LQD, SHY
  • Fixed-Income ETFs Attracting Investors by Don Dion
    Fixed-income ETFs have expanded their ranks and attracted new investor interest— iShares Barclays TIPS Bond (TIP Quote) and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (LQD Quote) are helping protect investors from inflation and provide them with riskier bets. The ETF... More »
    August 13, 2009 • TIP, LQD, JNK
  • The Samurai Solution To Massive U.S. Debt Issuance by Living4Dividends
    According to Wednesday's Reuters article, the US Government is about to issue a substantial amount of debt:The Treasury's borrowing advisory committee estimated that the Treasury's net debt issuance for fiscal 2009, which ends Sept. 30, would be $1.5 trillion to $2.05 trillion. This would... More »
    August 6, 2009 • BIL, IEI, IEF
  • Wall Street’s (Fractured) Fairy Tales #2 – Awful News is the Same as Good News! by Joseph L. Shaefer
     Near the end of 2008, Eaton Corp (ETN) guided investors with their expectation of earnings between $3.80 and $4.80 a share for 2009.  A couple months ago they lowered that guidance to $3.60 - $4.20 per share.  If you bought either time based upon a low expected Price/Earnings... More »
    July 21, 2009 • ETN, CAT, JCI
  • The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Financial Regulatory Reform by Living4Dividends
    In today’s Yahoo! Finance column, Jeremy Siegel hold forth his views on the U.S. Treasury’s recommendations to reform the U.S. financial system. Siegel's full article is here.  Referring to Treasury's release of a 89 page report titled Financial Regulatory Reform: A New... More »
    July 17, 2009 • BIL, IEI, IEF
  • Wall Street’s (Fractured) Fairy Tales: #1 -- Buy & Hold is The Best Strategy by Joseph L. Shaefer
       Like so much that comes from the crooked smile of Wall Street, there is just enough truth in this statement to make it sound credible.   First, it is true that “over time,” buy and hold works out for 30-year periods (before taking inflation into account,... More »
    July 16, 2009 • DE, SYT, LNN

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