By Eric Parnell : "It ain't over till it's over" -Yogi Berra The stock rally that began late last year is not over. But its time may soon be running out. Stocks have endured a bumpy last few weeks. After peaking intraday at 1422 on the S&P 500 on April 2, which was the first trading day of the ...
By Eric Parnell : "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes" -Shakespeare, Macbeth The tremors that rumbled through investment markets this past week may be signaling that something far more wicked may soon be on its way. "Fair is foul and foul is fair, hover through the fog ...
… selloff in treasuries has also caused large drops in the leveraged CEF munis such as NUV, NIO ; the drops in the ETFs such as MUB have been moderate. Treasury rates 10-yr 2.237%, 30-yr 3.314%. TIPS to 01/22 maturities had negative real-rates …
… says in advising new money to stay on the sidelines until relative value becomes more compelling and the recent swoon in Treasurys abates. The muni bond ETF ( MUB ) has pulled back more than 5% over the past month. ( also ) Post your comment!
By Niklashausen : Treasury yields are on the rise and bond prices are falling. Last week was the worst for Treasurys since July. Ten-year notes are now over 2.3%, the highest level since last October (source ). If this trend continues, how will it affect bond ETFs? To assess the risk, I looked for
By Joe Eqcome: Actionable Items: Highest Positive Spread : Gabelli Utility Trust ( GUT ) Lowest Negative Spread : Invesco Value Muni Income Fund ( IIM ) Focus Stock of the Week : Royce Micro-Cap Trust ( RMT ) Last Week s Focus Stock : ING Infrastructure, Industrial and Materials Fund ( IDE ) CEF ...
… have moved in directions and by amounts that I'll admit surprised me -- a reminder that operating from memory has its risks: MUB :+2.0% LQD:+3.2% JNK:+4.5% TLT:(3.5%) IEF:(0.4%) Remember that these are not YIELD changes of …
… rarity of these kinds of disasters. Holding a broad-based index fund, such as iShares S&P National AMT-Free Muni Bond MUB , would have provided the benefit of diversification to help protect investors from the idiosyncratic risk of holding any individual …
… bond ETF is iShares S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond MUB . The fund charges a 0.25% expense ratio and sports a shorter ..... Market Vectors Long Municipal. The biggest difference is that MUB has more than $2.7 billion in assets under management compared …
… is iShares S&P National Municipal Bond MUB . The fund charges a 0.25% expense ratio ..... has a shorter duration of around 7 years. MUB has more than $2.7 billion in assets ..... rate environment, we would recommend MUB because of its shorter duration. SPDR Barclays …