Not exact matches
We still see a
role for credit in
bond portfolios but, overall, prefer to take economic risk in equities, as reflected in our recent downgrade
of U.S. credit.
It may make sense to review your strategy, but we think
bonds play a
role in most
portfolios, regardless
of the rate environment.
If this
bond - equity relationship remains unstable when yields are at risk
of climbing further, long - term Treasuries may not play their traditional
portfolio diversifying
role.
Bond funds can play an important
role in your investment strategy by helping to deliver income, offset some
of the stock market risk in your
portfolio, and preserve your savings.
While the returns on money market funds are generally not as high as those
of other types
of fixed income funds, such as
bond funds, they do seek to provide stability, and can therefore play an important
role in your
portfolio.
Bottom line:
Bonds can play an important
role in providing income during retirement, but may not provide a significant source
of portfolio growth.
In this
role, Mark is a member
of the Global
Bond Risk Committee, responsible for the risk allocations across
portfolios and management
of aggregate
portfolio risk.
An examination
of the historical performance
of fixed income in the periods during and immediately following a rate rise has revealed a potentially more favorable outlook for investors who were committed to the long - term
role that
bonds typically play in a
portfolio.
Municipal
bonds can play an important
role in an investor's
portfolio, offering a higher tax - equivalent yield than many taxable fixed income alternatives, and the potential for
portfolio diversification to stocks and other types
of bonds.
For long - term investors, a traditional
bond allocation (whether it's a ladder or a broad - based ETF) will provide more protection when equity markets take a tumble, and that's the most important
role of fixed income in a
portfolio.
Bonds, or fixed income, essentially play two
roles in a
portfolio: They offer yield, or income, as well as potential diversification benefits as a sort
of ballast to counter equity risks.
Traditionally,
bonds have played two
roles within a
portfolio: generation
of yield and protection
of principal.
And while dividend stocks can play a
role in the stock portion
of your
portfolio, they're considerably more volatile than
bonds, and thus not an appropriate
bond substitute.
It may make sense to review your strategy, but we think
bonds play a
role in most
portfolios, regardless
of the rate environment.
First let's consider the challenge to the income producing
role of bond allocations in a
portfolio.
We still see a
role for credit in
bond portfolios but, overall, prefer to take economic risk in equities, as reflected in our recent downgrade
of U.S. credit.
In his
role as assistant fund manager he transferred to Aberdeen's Singapore office in 2004 to facilitate the incorporation
of Asian fixed income into global
bond portfolios, before joining the Asian fixed income team in 2005 to focus on Asian local currency interest rate and foreign exchange strategy.
A review
of the basics
of bonds and why they can play an important
role in your
portfolio, as well as an overview
of the positioning
of the Steadyhand Income Fund.
Explore
bond types, yields, and the
role of bonds in a
portfolio.
The perspective
of a pension fund manager can help you understand the
role of bonds in your own
portfolio.
He doesn't dispute the fact we appear to be at the end
of a 30 - year bull market in
bonds, but Vanguard still believes
bonds play a significant
role as risk dampeners in
portfolios.
Humility suggests that we can not entirely ignore the traditional
role of bonds in investment
portfolios.
The primary reason we hold
bonds is not for their return per se, but for their
role in reducing the overall volatility
of the
portfolio.
Accordingly, almost any investor may find that ETFs can play a useful
role — whether in place
of or amidst a
portfolio of stocks and
bonds.