Yields Fall Modestly U.S. Treasury yields fell modestly in February as uncertainty regarding both U.S. and European fiscal policy increased, dampening expectations of better economic growth. Revised 4 th quarter GDP growth was weaker than expected at +0.1% as military spending declined rapidly and…
The outlook forbonds is just as cloudy as ever, but Morningstar's Miriam Sjoblom and Marta Norton offer helpful tipsfor setting the right expectations and creating a game plan in today's challenging bond market.
Core, corporate, and short-duration bond funds continue to be popular as investors seek safer streams of income, but Morningstar's Eric Jacobson is concerned about the longer-term risks.
Bond -fund investors need to focus on duration, credit quality, and relative yields to better understand how much risk they're taking on, says Morningstar's Eric Jacobson.