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• 2009: The Year of the Junk Bond

  
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  Bill Luby submits: It is that time of year when investors look back at 2009 and ahead toward 2010. In looking back at 2009, investors who were fortunate enough to time the March bottom have been able to take advantage of most or all of 68% gain in the S&P 500 index since that bottom. While stocks have been ...
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• An Incredible Year for Junk Bonds

  
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  It is that time of year where investors look back at 2009 and ahead toward 2010. In looking back at 2009, investors who were fortunate enough to time the March bottom have been able to take advantage of most or all of 68% gain in the S&P 500 index since that bottom. While stocks have been on a tear for the ...
  2 days ago

• ETF Spotlight: SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond

  
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  Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: ETF Spotlight on SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond (NYSEArca: JNK ) , part of a weekly series. Assets: $3 billion Objective: Tracks the Barclays Capital High-Yield Very Liquid Index Complete Story »
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• Top 10 Bond ETFs of 2009

  
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  Michael Johnston submits: In the business of asset management, bond investing may not get much love, but it can be as vital a component of an investor’s portfolio as equities. Fixed income investing isn’t nearly as sexy as stock picking, but as many investors have learned in recent years, a well-rounded bond ...
  6 days ago

• ETF Spotlight: SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond (JNK)

  
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  ETF Spotlight on SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond (NYSEArca: JNK), part of a weekly series. Assets: $3 billionObjective: Tracks the Barclays Capital High-Yield Very Liquid IndexHoldings: JNK holds 157 high-yield securities with an average credit rating of B2; companies include...
  6 days ago

• Junk Bonds: 2010 Will Be a Challenging Year

  
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  Avi Morris submits: Junk bonds had their best year in history in 2009. At the start of the year when risk averse was the main theme for investing, junk bonds were yielding 20-25%, providing a yield spread over the 10 year Treasury bond (with record low yields) of 2000+ basis points. The courageous who bought junk ...
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• A Complete Guide to the Cheapest ETFs

  
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  Michael Johnston submits: The reasons for the rise of the ETF industry are numerous: intraday liquidity, (potentially) superior tax efficiency, and enhanced transparency relative to traditional actively-managed mutual funds have all contributed to the billions of dollars of inflows that these funds have seen in ...
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• High-Yield Bond ETFs: What to Do If the Party’s Over

  
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  Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: The high-yield market that has been so loved by investors may be changing its tune sometime soon. If the analysts are correct, here’s how to can protect yourself if your high-yield ETFs begin to suffer. The troubles of 2008 ultimately led to outperformance of high-yield bonds ...
  2 weeks ago

• High-Yield Bond ETFs: What to Do If the Party’s Over

  
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  The high-yield market that has been so loved by investors may be changing its tune sometime soon. If the analysts are correct, here’s how to can protect yourself if your high-yield exchange traded funds (ETFs) begin to suffer.The troubles of 2008 ultimately led to outperformance of...
  2 weeks ago

• 8 Charts on Global Macro Trends

  
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  The different asset classes appear to be doing their "own" thing largely independent of what other asset classes are doing, i.e. there seems to be a breakdown in inter-market correlations. The USD (U.S. Dollar) Index has had a rather significant rally over the last 10 days from 74.5 to 76.50. That is not surprising ...
  2 weeks ago

• PowerShares to Launch Convertible Bond ETF

  
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  Gary Gordon submits: One of the best kept secrets in the ETF universe is about to be exposed. It’s a hybrid, of sorts. Part bond, part stock… total opportunity. Actually, I “TMZd” the uniqueness of convertible bonds already in 2009. Here are a few of my previous features: Complete Story »
  3 weeks ago

• Indicators Were Watching: Dollar, Gold and Commodities

  
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  Andrew Horowitz submits: Last week, we looked at the U.S. dollar and found that there were divergences in indicators along with a consolidation forming pointed to a potential strengthening, Also, gold looked to be topping while there were cautionary signals for equities. Some of the same trends persist while ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Guide to U.S. Corporate Bond ETFs

  
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  U.S. Corporate Bond ETFs List (click on symbol for data and articles) [[ more ]] Long-Term U.S. Corporate Bond ETFs iShares iBoxx $ Invest Grade Corp Bond Fund ( LQD ) SPDR Barclays Capital Long Term Credit Bond ETF ( LWC ) Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ( VCLT ) Complete Story »
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• 15 Indicators Were Watching Now

  
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  Andrew Horowitz submits: There are signs that the dollar is starting to base. To be sure, the quantitative easing along with a spend-all-we-have-to-fix-the-problem mentality has been weighing heavily on the U.S. currency. Last week, Mr. Bernanke made mention that he was “keeping an eye” on the dollar and ...
  5 weeks ago

• Global Macro Trends in Eight Charts: The Next Crisis Will Be in Currency

  
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  Equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities have remained relatively unchanged in a month now, with no new mutli-week highs or lows (the three biggest precious metals excepting). Ho Hum. We are looking at this as a consolidation phase before the recent trends get underway again, perhaps over the coming ...
  5 weeks ago

• High Yield Bond ETFs: Proceed with Caution

  
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  Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: It’s hard to deny the appeal of an ETF yield that’s sitting solidly in the double-digits, especially now that interest rates are at historic lows. But these high yields could be luring some investors to take on more risk than they’d otherwise be comfortable with. The latest ...
  5 weeks ago

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