… returns of >6%. With bonds going out of favor and looking at higher interest rates, which would be best VWEAX (junk) or VCVSX (convertibles)? I don't know how convertibles will perform in a rising interest rate enviornment. Advice appreciated …
… 11 Vanguard Small Cap Growth ETF 83.52 1.11 1.35 1,000.00 83,520.00 1.06 02-29-12 Vanguard Convertible Securities Inv 12.55 -0.15 -1.18 6,298.24 79,042.91 1.00 11-15-11 Fidelity International Discovery …
… and overall market) seem to be fairly priced or overpriced right now. Not a great time to be buying anything really, it seems to me. I have been looking at VCVSX , VGENX, VWINX, VWELX. Any thoughts about these, or any other ideas?
… FCNTX, Fidelity Low-Priced Stock, Fidelity Strategic Income FSICX, Vanguard Dividend Growth VDIGX, Vanguard Convertible Securities VCVSX , Artisan International Value ARTKX, and Dodge and Cox Income DODIX; three, 30% aggressive growth …
… Corporate-VWEHX VG IT Bond Index-VBIIX VG IT Investment Grade-VFICX VG LT Bond Index-VBLTX VG TIPS-VIPSX VG Convertibles- VCVSX VG Wellesly-VWINX VG Wellington-VWELX Have diversified my bond holdings due to large amounts piling up in them. Advice …
… preservation and to stay ahead of inflation. What do you all think? 74% bonds and 24% stocks/other... Projected 5 yr. growth = 6.6% and Yield = 4.5% VBISX - 28% VCVSX - 14% PGDIX - 14% LSBDX - 14% MWTRX - 14% VWEHX - 14%
… considering moving a bit of Wellesley Income into something a little more aggressive, and after last year's poor performance, VCVSX has come under consideration. There is a statistic in the "Portfolio and Management" section for this fund on the Vanguard …
… CEFs [ considerations of leverage, premium/discount, ROC, UNII ]. Open-End Funds (OEFs) – FCVSX, NCIAX, PFCIX, VCVSX (yields 3.5-5.4%; TR -2.8% to +6.8%) Closed-End Funds (CEFs) – CHY, AVK, PCF (yields 6.8-8 …
What's up with V. convertibles, their hitting the skids, while most bonds doing fine? Any ideas?
Several month ago I invested some of my taxable money into Vanguard Convertible VCVSX fund based on its stable parformance during uncertain times (talks about inflation, rising rates, QE2, Japan tsunami, etc …