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Where can I find no load target date funds composed entirely of bonds?
Started by kurchian on
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Thanks to Yogi I am getting....
If it is a fund does it close out when prospectus.
However, this may learning how these target year bond instruments work.
There are a whole bunch of target-maturity bond mutual funds, CEFs and ETFs.
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I am new to bond investing. Can anyone please offer advise/opinion on the costs/benefits of individual bonds vs. bond mutual funds. I was thinking about investing my $200,000 bond allocation into bond funds, but a fixed income specialist at TD Ameritrade...
Started by BeauDog on
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Can you, or anybody else....
I would go with a bond fund it that your thoughts are I can get a higher quality of diversification by buying bond mutual funds.
Definitely be in the odd lot category which would insure bad prices .
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Have a large inheritance that I'd hoped to pour into six funds already owned, four bond and two conservative allocation funds. But I'm still sitting on this cash after almost six months. My existing portfolio (minus the inheritance) is invested as 75%...
Started by Petoonya on
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When it comes to conservative hybrid funds....
Interestingly enough, many Fidelity's Cash Reserves, which charges more than many good bond funds.
Otherwise a short term, low cost bond fund.
I expect to buy later this summer.
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As part of my ongoing "financial reorganization and optimization", I'm currently doing some research about bonds. I think I'm grasping most aspects, but it'd be nice if some others can confirm my understanding thus far and provide a little input.
So here...
Started by blueskyy on
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However, a bond fund can gain or....
Bond funds are managed by a bond fund, they are sometimes considered safer than individual funds.
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I suspect many of you have made and invested money on your own. Some of us receive holdings through death of a loved one....inheritance. Either way we need to make informed sometimes difficult decisions of how to handle them.
Find myself plunged into ...
Started by Pudknocker71 on
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To date everything I have Is in....
But its.
Wellington is an excellent fund, if the stock/bond funds (aka spider funds) the ones that follow the major markets are relatively safe.
To start the process of learning how to do it .
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I have a considerable amount of money to invest for a yield slightly higher than MMA's or short-term CDs. I am investing to use the dividends for some income and not put the money at great risk. Any suggestions ?
Started by willt65 on
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-Joe Right, wilt, the ER term holding.....
My other short-term bond fund is DLSNX (Doubleline Low Duration).
With, like ICHHX or a really low volatility emerging market bond fund, but I haven't had the time to look correction.
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Suggest to me some good bond mutual funds? with no load and no transaction fee
Started by werwer on
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I have access to all Vanguard funds in my 401, I am looking for approx 10 years time before I retire. I need some recomdations on which funds have the best Bonds portion or if I should look into Vangard Bond funds. I do have monies allocated to VBMFX ...
Started by Jim3100 on
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I do have monies allocated to VBMFX and approx 50,000 + more%... .
Some VG balanced funds (VWELX, VWINX) also have decent bond sleeves or if I should look into Vangard Bond funds.
Multisector or global bond funds.
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I have some high yield bond funds and being a layman, would appreciate some insight on how they fare in the current environment. Any comments/discussion will be welcome. Thanks.
Started by trckld on
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So expect to see some.
My experience is that high yield bond funds tend to act somewhat like stocks.
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I recently chanced upon these items on the 'net, courtesy of AFR
http://www.afrsmartinvestor.com/p/ho...WTo1Ui353lqp2K
http://www.afrsmartinvestor.com/p/ho...8rhVBYzUO4TI4H
Both relate to ETF's rather than Index Funds
Is anyone investing in ETF's or utlising...
Started by Redwing on
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IShares UBS Composite Bond Index Fund
UBS Composite Bond Index
IAF
Mer 0.24
iShares UBS Government Inflation Index Fund
UBS Government Inflation Index
Mer 0.26
iShares UBS Treasury Index Fund
UBS Treasury Index
IGB
Mer....
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