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Comparing Two Global Hot Spots
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... has $70 billion of debt, which is equivalent to just 68% of its gross domestic product. The country is struggling to pay its debt, and its bonds have been moved to junk status. Unlike Greece, Puerto ...
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Beware of the Bond Bears
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Over the past few years, investors have heard plenty of "experts" urging them to get out of bonds. But it turns out that the best move was to ignore that advice. The bond market—as measured by the Barclay's ...
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Why Good Advisors Don’t Beat the Market
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... by diversifying a portfolio. That means that, rather than swinging for the fences by owning just S&P 500 stocks, you'll own a variety of investments, such as bonds, small-cap stocks, international ...
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Oil, Patience, and Value Investing
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Every investor's dream is a stock or bond that goes straight up and earns them a great return with zero stress. But that's not how investing works: While good picks have rewarded investors handsomely, ...
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Choosing the Right Advisor
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... charge a fee based the total amount of assets they manage for you. Brokers are paid to sell investments; they earn commissions each time you buy a stock, bond or other investment, which can create conflicts ...
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Finding Bond Bargains in ETFs’ Wake
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... interesting is that as a bond investor, you don't even have to own an ETF to benefit from this trend. That's because ETFs have changed the bond-investing game for all investors. Because of the way big ...
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High-Yield Bonds: Attractive But Increasingly Dangerous
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... under normal circumstances, would have failed. Rising interest rates, which are widely expected as the federal government gradually phases out its program of propping up the bond market, will be a huge ...
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Annuities or an Income Portfolio?
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... can generate comfortable cash flow from bonds and dividend-paying stocks while hedging against market risk, interest-rate risk and inflation. My view is that a long-term, balanced-income portfolio can ...
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Is The Market Rigged?
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... trade. The folks who should be concerned about what's described in Lewis' book are the institutional traders, including hedge funds and banks, that constantly trade huge blocks of stocks and bonds. For ...
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Time to Lock in Gains?
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One of the hardest parts of investing is selling stocks or bonds that have done well. But that's exactly what you have to do when rebalancing your portfolio—and rebalancing is one of the smartest things ...