Sy Harding: First let’s make sure we understand the basics of bonds. Bonds are a form of debt. When a company or a government  needs to borrow money it can borrow from banks and pay interest on the loan, or  it can borrow from investors by issuing bonds and paying interest on the bonds. Read more…

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April was somewhat of a calming month for markets, as geopolitical concerns took a back seat to earnings reports and a relatively uneventful Federal Reserve meeting. This month saw two of the Read more…

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Investors have taken up an increasingly bearish outlook towards fixed income in recent month, as inflationary pressures continue to build and an ongoing economic recovery has increased the Read more…

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ProShares will begin trading its new “ProShares UltraShort 3-7 Year Treasury ETF” (NYSE:TBZ) Tuesday April, 5 2011. The ProShares UltraShort 3-7 Year Treasury (the “Fund”) seeks investment results for a single day only, not for longer periods of the Barclays Capital 3-7 Year Treasury Index. This means Read more…

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