It uses a wider array of asset classes, including municipal and corporate bonds and real estate.
They are putting their money into cash or money-market funds, rather than equities or corporate bonds.
This will include the purchase of government bonds, corporate bonds, stocks, and possibly foreign government bonds.
We believe that during economic expansion, the default risk associated with high-yield corporate bonds lowers.
Since 1950, corporate bonds and preferred stocks have both produced average annual returns above 7 percent.
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If the Fed gets it right, gold will stay steady, stocks and corporate bonds will surge.
That makes the extra yields now on offer from corporate bonds even more enticing.
As a result European and British corporate bonds delivered negative returns in the third quarter.
Investment-grade corporate bonds yield 3 percent and riskier "junk" bonds yield just under 6 percent.
You should hold municipal bonds, because you would pay high taxes on corporate bonds.
U.S. corporate bonds also declined sharply, though in a more orderly fashion than the stock market.
Corporate bonds rated BBB are yielding 8%, while their below-investment-grade BB brethren yield 9%.
Every dollar that goes into treasuries could have flown into corporate bonds or equities.
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With no market for corporate bonds to speak of, there were no credit ratings.
For investors who are concerned about interest rates, they can look at corporate bonds.
U.S. stock prices are attractive relative to alternatives like corporate bonds and U.S. Treasuries.
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It has also helped to push up share values and the value of the corporate bonds.
At the moment many of the best refuges are to be found in corporate bonds.
The JPMorgan Domestic High Yield Index is an index composed of non-investment-grade corporate bonds.
Still, Ms. Cai said corporate bonds are appealing as they offer stable and relatively high returns.
According to Morgan Stanley, high-quality investment-grade corporate bonds are now at their cheapest since 1925.
Banks that own corporate bonds may use the swaps market to hedge against a company defaulting.
And some of the increased capital outflow was expected, to repay expiring corporate bonds.
On January 22nd it announced expanded plans to buy commercial paper and even corporate bonds.
Five-year corporate bonds rated AA are yielding 4%, while commercial paper of comparable quality is good for only 1.7%.
The difference may be in the funds' exposure to corporate bonds, according to Morningstar analyst Paul Herbert.
Other investors who can hold all their bonds in an IRA may chose to hold corporate bonds.
Investment grade corporate bonds could outperform stocks next year if the economy shows no signs of bottoming.
The fund reduced its holdings in high-yield corporate bonds to 3% in February from 4% in January.
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