Where to hold fixed income
Minimize your tax bill by holding bonds and GICs in registered accounts.
Bonds
Saving too much? Nice problem to have!
A new report suggests some Americans are saving too much for retirement.
How to cope with financial repression
Interest rates may stay low longer than expected but there’s a silver lining: the bond bull market may not...
The truth about bond prices
Retail buyers usually pay a big premium—1% or more—over the wholesale or institutional market.
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5 reasons to own bonds now
Expectations that the Fed might taper led to a bond rout this summer. But so long as uncertainty reigns,...
How not to prepare for a bear market in bonds
The risk of rising interest rates has become an obsession in the financial media. Those risks are undeniably real:...
Ask the Spud: Should I fear rising interest rates?
In the long run, rising interest rates a good thing for bond investors.
Rising rates haunt bond investors
Interest rates are near historic lows and seem bound to rise. Bond investors should heed duration, or sensitivity to...
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Corporate bonds can boost your returns
With yields still near historic lows, bond investors can get more interest by swapping government issues for corporates.