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andriux-uk eventsInvesting in Bond mutual funds provides great deal of stability to an equity heavy portfolio while it also offers more frequent dividends compared to Individual bonds. The U.S. government bond funds are perhaps the safest amongst other bond funds and considered ideal for conservative investors. The government bond mutual funds mostly invest in treasury bills, notes and securities held by government.
Here are few best government bond mutual funds recommended as strong buy; Transamerica Partners IPS (DVIGX) invests most of its assets in securities issued by the government and offers a ten year annualized return of 4.22%. T. Rowe Price Inflation Protection Bond (PRIPX) focuses on investing in Bonds issued by US Treasury.
Mutual funds such as Legg Mason Western Asset government Securities A(SGVAX) invests majorly in securities issued by the government and offers a three year annualized return of 6.97% and Delaware Inflation Protection Bond A(DIPAX) basically invests in government's inflation-indexed bonds, offering five-year annualized return of 6.65%.
October 25th, 2011 in
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SklathillGlobal X is a New York-based ETF fund firm that is known for its specialty offerings in the developing-market and natural resources fund space. Now this brand has filed paperwork to market 12 new ETFs, which include country-specific strategies, dividend-focused ETFs, and highly specialized sector funds.
This strategy of offering unique and specialized funds has served the company well so far, as it raked in $1 billion in new assets in the last year alone. Some of this company's latest offerings have included the first Andean ETF, to complement its broader emerging market funds. The planned lineup of new funds will focus primarily on small-cap names, and each fund will track a corresponding Structured Solutions' Solactive index through sampling strategies, with the exception of the planned UK fund, which will invest in midcap tier companies and track the FTSE benchmark.
October 23rd, 2011 in
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Andrew Morrell PhotographyGold and energy etf funds are clearly being affected by the ongoing unrest in the Middle East now, and capital has been flowing into these investments as a "flight to safety trade" amidst the growing political instability. Investors poured some $1 billion into energy-sector funds alone over the last week, and oil-themed ETFs have risen an average of 8% in the last week alone, while gold ETFs were up around 2% on the week.
Oil prices began to stabilize on Friday after skyrocketing higher all week, and the stabilization was seen as a positive for US equity markets. Still, the major markets were down about 2% on the week overall. Speaking about the future of the gold trade from here, an asset manager was of the opinion that if we continue to see rapid growth in China and India of 7-9% a year, the corresponding rise in incomes should be enough to keep the gold price well supported, and gold can continue to slowly appreciate over time.
March 23rd, 2011 in
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