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Mike Larson: In Europe, despite news of what seems like the hundredth Greek deal, default is all but inevitable down the road. In the Middle East, tensions are ratcheting up in Syria and Iran, with the odds of an Israeli military strike steadily climbing. And here in the United States, many economic Read more…
By iShares: An investment in fixed income funds is not equivalent to and involves risks not associated with an investment in cash. Money market funds typically seek to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share. Fixed income funds do not have a similar objective. Read more…
Matt Tucker: As market yields have declined in the past year, investors have looked for new ways to build yield into their portfolios. That trend has spurred investor interest in investment grade debt, Read more…
Matthew Tucker: A few weeks ago, my colleague Russ blogged about the preference skittish investors are showing for cash. Given the volatile market conditions and uncertain political environment, it’s understandable that investors are finding comfort in cash. Read more…
David Fry: In an era of low interest rates and perhaps a good deal of distrust of equity markets investing for income has become quite a challenge. There are many ETF sectors to choose from where yield is a prime consideration. Read more…
As the economic situation continues to worsen, many investors have been running for the exits in the equity market. Concerns over an economic slowdown in America have combined with credit worries in a number of major European economies, not to mention inflation prospects in emerging Read more…
“Assets invested in this slice of the ETF market rose from $53 billion in mid-September 2008 to $91 billion this September, or 59 percent, according to TrimTabs Investment Research. What’s more, the sheer number of bond ETFs Read more…
Emerging Markets have enjoyed some strong gains since the March lows, and one investor is starting to take some of the gains off the table. IndexUniverse.com reports that “Mike Bayer The Toronto, Canada-based adviser and president of Strategic Analysis Capital Management says he prefers to buy exchange-traded funds Read more…
Emerging market bonds have become a large part of many investors’ portfolios in recent years. This can be attributed to an increase in the credit quality of the bonds of foreign countries and 
The latest Federal Reserve meeting came and went this week. And I gotta tell you, the Fed should replace the eagle on its website with an ostrich! 
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