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WisdomTree Short–Term Government Income Fund (USY)

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  • Bond Wars Update: International and Junk [View article]
    iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) and SPDR Lehman Long Term Treasury ETF (TLO) On Oct 11 01:55 PM cma wrote: > Are... More »
    Comment by David Jackson
    Oct 12 01:33 am |
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  • Bond Wars Update: International and Junk [View article]
    Are there any ultra-long bond ETFs?
    Comment by cma
    Oct 11 13:55 pm |
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  • Sleeping with Short Bond ETFs [View article]
    Here's a recent launch that addresses the three major investment decisions ... when to buy, what to buy, and when to go to the... More »
    Comment by Joe Pankus
    May 24 11:30 am |
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  • Short-Term Bond ETFs to 'Play It Safe' [View article]
    Remember, when a bond manager outperforms the benchmark by 40 basis points, they are considered a "super star".
    Comment by xsellside
    Mar 10 12:38 pm |
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  • Bond Wars Update: International and Junk [View article]
    Long UUP??? This reminds me of Goldman Sach's prediction that Oil is going to $250 a barrel when it was at $140 (though, actualy, in a... More »
    Comment by Mathman Prophecy
    Dec 26 09:35 am |
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  • Sleeping with Short Bond ETFs [View article]
    If short interest rates go down further, which some are predicting, then you will get a little price bump of SHV or SHY--less so on BIL... More »
    Comment by Ray Hendon
    Oct 17 17:38 pm |
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  • Sleeping with Short Bond ETFs [View article]
    Capital One is currently offering a Savings Account at 3.55, vs. the 2.87 for SHV. And I don't think 3.55 is the best of breed either. ... More »
    Comment by bigmoney
    Oct 17 16:53 pm |
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  • Sleeping with Short Bond ETFs [View article]
    I think money markets are fine, most of the time, but usually short bond ETFs and short bonds will outperform MMs. As you extend out... More »
    Comment by Ray Hendon
    Oct 17 13:10 pm |
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  • Sleeping with Short Bond ETFs [View article]
    Why not money markets? Most of the funds you mention are not performing well, their yields notwithstanding. Just sitting in cash has... More »
    Comment by whidbey
    Oct 17 11:34 am |
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  • Sleeping with Short Bond ETFs [View article]
    Good question. With my fixed income holdings, I use current market conditions to determine where new monies go. In a rising or... More »
    Comment by Ray Hendon
    Oct 17 10:13 am |
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  • Sleeping with Short Bond ETFs [View article]
    How easy it is to say after the fact that switching to short term bond etf's would have outperformed the S&P500. I use my own timing... More »
    Comment by fjpenney
    Oct 17 09:34 am |
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  • Bond Wars Update: International and Junk [View article]
    Doubling down is a risky strategy, although I have used it successfully in the past. It does lower your average share price and if a... More »
    Comment by Ray Hendon
    Sep 19 10:33 am |
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  • Bond Wars Update: International and Junk [View article]
    Also, approx. 11% of EMB is Russian and over 8% is Turkish debt. Makes no sense. Seems like a big holder had no choice but to... More »
    Comment by 19732002
    Sep 19 05:09 am |
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  • Bond Wars Update: International and Junk [View article]
    PCY's debt is also USD denominated.
    Comment by 19732002
    Sep 19 03:49 am |
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  • Bond Wars Update: International and Junk [View article]
    Greg: Remember that EMB holds only dollar denominated debt. So there is no currency risk. There is, of course, credit risk, but when... More »
    Comment by Ray Hendon
    Sep 18 15:49 pm |
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