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Bond funds for inflation?

by Henry Becker 03.01.2011
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Yes. You are reading correctly a bond fund may be one of (if not) the best inflation fighting investment you can put in your portfolio. I know the drill about bonds and inflation but a piece of research I uncovered from Robert Arnott and John West points to a particular, often misunderstood type of bond [...]

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Opportunities and Risks for 2011

by Henry Becker 01.19.2011
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2011 will have its opportunities and risks like any other year.  Instead of predictions which I find to be useless as there are far too many moving parts.  None-the-less it is a good exercise to take stock of where we are now and map a way forward along with plans for contingencies.   I find [...]

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Do bonds mystify you?

by Henry Becker 04.22.2010
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As if the last 18 months have not been challenging enough for stock investors, even the world of bond investing has become more complicated. Just as there are many things that affect stock prices there are certainly forces pushing the bond market around. Interest rates, currency values and fear are just a few of those [...]

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