This fund won't direct the trip, but it should travel better than most. There's not much gas left in this mutual fund's tank. Morningstar's director of fixed-income research offers his tips for selecting a solid core bond fund along with some of his favorite choices.<br/><br/><b>[0:05:45]</b> ... route of government funds, you might want to take a look at <b>Fidelity</b> <b>GNMA</b> <b>Fund</b>, Fidelity Government Income, or Vanguard GNMA. Those are all, as the names imply, very mortgage- and very government-focused areas where if you ... <br/><b>[0:10:37]</b> ... Market Index VBTLX Dodge & Cox Income DODIX Fidelity Total Bond FTBFX <b>Fidelity</b> <b>GNMA</b> <b>Fund</b> <b>FGMNX</b> Fidelity Government Income FGOVX Vanguard GNMA VFIIX ... <br/> This inflation-protected bond mutual fund won't astound, and that's fine. Over the past year I've been aggressively adding bond funds to what was an all-stock/cash portfolio. Unable to decide on a core bond fund I wanted to own, so I've been adding somewhat randomly.  The rest of the portfolio is mainly individual large-cap stocks, which I periodically prune and invest ... *** enter disclosure *** We're fans of this mutual fund, even if leaner times are ahead. Like a thoroughbred with champion bloodlines. In going through the FSICX Annual Report, I noticed that as of June 1, 2012, Joanna Bewick is the sole Lead Manager and Ford O'Neil [FTBFX, FTHRX] has joined as Co-Manager. The 4 sleeves continue to have separate managers [Sub-Managers/Co-Managers]: HY - Mark Notkin [FAGIX] Foreign-Developed - ... A large stake in Treasuries has helped this fund weather 2011's stormy markets.