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At least for the moment, it is fair to say emerging markets bonds are "so 2012" and it really does not matter if one is talking about the dollar-denominated variety or local currency bonds.Amid plunging currencies and heightened fears the Federal Reserve is looking to end quantitative easing, investors have scampered out of emerging markets bond ETFs at almost break-neck speed in recent weeks.Since the start of May, the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund (NYSE:EMB),the PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio (NYSE:PCY) and the Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (NYSE:EMLC) have lost over $1 billion in assets combined, according to Index Universe data .On emerging markets bond ETF that has yet to be hit by the outflow virus is the iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond Fund (NYSE:EMHY). No, this is not a misprint, but EMHY has seen INFLOWS of almost $5.5 million since early May.EMHY started to rally last year and kept those good times...
Diversified Financial Consultants president Dominick Tavella breaks down market safe-havens.
Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Monday, June 10, 2013.The Market Vectors Coal ETF (NYSE:KOL) can't seem to get right.Give the iShares MSCI Hong Kong I...
Kaltbaum Capital Management’s Gary Kaltbaum on how consumers can protect their rising wealth.
Stocks are soaring on Friday on the back of a "just right" jobs report. The addition of 175,000 new jobs last month beat estimates, but was not so good that the Fede...
Elevator Down For Bonds?In a post on Tuesday (" Bonds are Prone to Much Lower Prices "), hedge fund manager Tim Knight predicted that the iShares Barclays 20+ Year T...
There are plenty of inverse ETFs on the market today. Maybe too many in the eyes of those that enjoy critiquing these bearish funds. There are even inverse ETFs for ...
Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Thursday May 30, 2013.The Market Vectors Mortgage REIT ETF (NYSE:MORT) remains in focusThe Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYS...
Pension funds - those old guaranteed-benefit retirement plans your grandma might have told you about - outperform those in 401(k) plans year after year, according to...
Have your summer vacation all booked? Hoping to ignore your phone for a while, feeling safe in your investments and secure in the knowledge that the world's financia...
ProShares launched a high-yield corporate debt exchange-traded fund that will take a short position in U.S. Treasurys, offsetting exposure to junk bonds. The Pr...
Long-term mutual funds increased by $8.51 billion in the latest week as investors put money into most fund categories, the Investment Company Institute said.Investor...
Pento Portfolio Strategies President Michael Pento and JHS Capital Advisors’ Matt Miller debate whether there is a bubble in the bond market.
Around these parts, we try not to pick on or laud single ETFs, or a group of similar funds, too much. We try to be fair, equal-opportunity critics and givers of comp...
At least for the moment, it is fair to say emerging markets bonds are "so 2012" and it really does not matter if one is talking about the dollar-denominated variety ...
The International Monetary Fund urged the United States on Friday to repeal sweeping government spending cuts and recommended that the Federal Reserve continue a bon...
The International Monetary Fund urged the United States on Friday to repeal sweeping government spending cuts and recommended that the Federal Reserve continue a bon...
Money managers touted the advantages of non-agency mortgage securities and bank loans on Thursday on expectations that housing prices will accelerate and interest ra...
LPL Financial Fixed Income Investment Strategist Anthony Valeri and FXCM Senior Currency Strategist Kristian Kerr debate the outlook for the bond market.
Vanguard head of fixed income Bob Auwaerter weighs in on volatility in the Treasury market.