Sentences with phrase «ultrashort bond»

And the 2008 financial crisis is replete with examples of individual investors who bought ultrashort bond funds or bank loan funds with generous payouts on the assumption that those investment were secure, only to see their values drop precipitously.

@DJClayworth - If the horizon for the car fund is a couple years out, and the risk of inflation is scarier than the risk of loss of principal, some of the ultrashort bond funds may make sense.

Overall portfolio composition is around 40 % foreign stocks 40 % US stocks, 15 % ultrashort bonds, and 5 % cash.

Not exact matches

Today, we enter the world of fixed - income (bond) ETFs with a potential intermediate - term trade setup into ProShares UltraShort 20 + Year T - bond ($ TBT).

The first is ProShares UltraShort 20 + Year Treasury Bond ETF ($ TBT).

Since setting a swing high on March 19th, the ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20 + Bond Fund (TBT) has pulled back over the past two sessions and is nearing support of its 10 - day MA.

I don't recommend it, but if you want to shoot for a somewhat higher return with a portion of your «safe harbor» stash, you could move some funds into an ultrashort - term bond fund, bank loan fund or even a short - term bond fund.

When that happens, rates will rise and ultrashort - and short - term bond funds will be susceptible to setbacks.

ProShares UltraShort 20 + Year Treasury ETF (NYSEMKT: TBT) has been a popular choice for those trying to time a reversal in the bull market for bonds, but shares have fallen 16 % in the past year as the combination of volatility and steady declines in yield hurt the inverse leveraged ETF.