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In a previous post we discussed the most common types of investment funds; mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs).  This review will focus on a specific version of these funds, the defined [...]

As 2012 comes to a close, investors are counting down the days until the end of the year, at which time the United States will go over the “Fiscal Cliff” (a set of deficit-reducing policies that [...]

People are worried bonds could experience substantial losses. With Treasury yields near record lows and mounting government deficits, many investors fear bond yields can only go up in the future. [...]

A recent report in MarketWatch argued that investors in TIPS are getting swindled. Since their introduction in 1997, TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities) have been popular with [...]