1. Municipal Bond Indexes Weaken To Their Lowest Points In Recent Weeks
(Matching tags: investing,municipal bonds,Treasury bonds)

... remained at record lows for the second week in a row while 30-year Treasury yields dropped drastically to 2.81%.  ...

2. Are Your Clients Taking On Too Much High Yield Risk? Treasury STRIPS May Offer A Safety Net
(Matching tags: investing for income,risk,Treasury bonds,emerging markets)

  Your clients are retiring and they need income. The Treasury market just doesn’t do it for them. So they’re taking on more risk to get higher yields. They may take on more risk than ...

3. Treasury Markets Are Benefiting From Excess Cash And Continued Worries
(Matching tags: economy,Treasury bonds,investing)

The Treasury market is adding credence to the Fed’s statement that interest rates will stay low through 2014. Investors are still looking for safety and are snapping up T-bonds and notes in an ...

4. Renewed Confidence In The Economy Is A Warning Sign For Bond Investors, Analyst Says
(Matching tags: Treasury bonds,bonds,Economic Outlook)

U.S. Treasurys may be a bad bet for investors this year as the growing economy hurts bonds and supports stocks.  ...

5. U.S. Markets Are In Early Stages Of A Decade Of Outperformance, Bernstein Says
(Matching tags: U.S. economy,Treasury bonds,stocks)

While investors continue to focus on emerging markets and commodities, the greatest opportunities for investment over the next decade are mainly in the United States.

6. Moving Beyond Risk Tolerance To Focus On Risk Capacity In The Early Stages Of Building A Portfolio
(Matching tags: risk,portfolio construction,Treasury bonds)

The 2008 fiscal crisis made it painfully clear that portfolios based on traditional risk tolerance measures can leave investors vulnerable to damaging losses.

7. Investors Who Seek Refuge In Traditionally Safe Harbors May Pay A Heavy Price
(Matching tags: bonds,Treasury bonds,risk,gold)

Spooked by market volatility, many investors want to put their money into supposedly safer investments such as gold and U.S. Treasury bonds.  ...

8. Treasurys Start The Year Off On A Sour Note As U.S., Global Economies Improve
(Matching tags: Treasury bonds,U.S. economy,world economy)

U.S. Treasury bonds started 2012 with the worst decline since the beginning of 2003.  ...

9. The Municipal Bond Market Is Not Likely To Repeat This Year’s Performance In 2012
(Matching tags: municipal bonds,Treasury bonds,bonds,Economic Outlook)

Don’t expect municipal bonds next year to turn in another year like 2011, with its 10.7% average return.

10. U.S. Stocks And Bonds Outperformed Other World Markets By Large Margins In 2011
(Matching tags: stocks,bonds,world economy,U.S. economy,dividends,Treasury bonds)

The S&P 500 Index is finishing the year flat, but it is outpacing other world stock markets by 15 percentage points or more.

11. Survey Says Yield On 10-Year Treasuries To Rise Moderately In 2012
(Matching tags: Treasury bonds,volatility,world economy,U.S. debt)

The yield on the 10-year Treasury will rise by less than half a percentage point in 2012, according to a survey of primary-dealer banks.  ...

12. Hedge Fund Managers Steer Clear Of European Banks, Warning Of Insolvency
(Matching tags: European zone,euro,banks,Treasury bonds)

Most of Europe’s banks are insolvent and the region debt crisis is likely to get worse next year, warns Michael Platt, founder of BlueCrest Capital Management LLP.  

13. Euro Zone Crisis Sends Money Into U.S. Treasuries, Spurring Unexpected Rally
(Matching tags: Economic Outlook,Treasury bonds,U.S. economy,world economy)

Despite a strengthening U.S. economy, U.S. Treasury bonds have staged the biggest rally since 2008 this year.  ...

14. Appeal Of Municipal Bonds Is High Despite Predictions Of Doom In Recent Years
(Matching tags: bonds,municipal bonds,Treasury bonds)

Municipal bond yields are high compared with Treasuries and other taxable bonds.

15. International Investors Are More Confident In U.S. Markets, Economy
(Matching tags: U.S. economy,world economy,Economic Outlook,stocks,Treasury bonds)

Two out of five international investors believe the United States will be among the best-performing markets next year, the highest level in two years.

16. Fixed-Income ETFs Stage A Comeback After Falling Off In September
(Matching tags: ETFs,bonds,Treasury bonds)

For investors interested in tracking fixed-income securities, several ETFs have turned positive after their September plunge.

17. In Fixed-Income Sector, Corporate and Municipal Bonds Look More Attractive Than Treasuries
(Matching tags: municipal bonds,Treasury bonds,bonds)

Volatile world markets and negative economic trends have many investors seeking shelter in the fixed-income arena.

18. How Bill Gates Is Investing Some Of His Money By Betting On Inflation
(Matching tags: inflation,bonds,Treasury bonds,U.S. economy)

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is investing in two closed-end funds that focus on inflation-protected bonds.

19. Bond ETFs Drove Inflows During Third Quarter As Investors Sought Safety Amid Volatility
(Matching tags: Treasury bonds,bonds,ETFs)

ETF assets are down 4% so far this year, but net flows into funds remain positive.

20. Quarterly Review: Global Stocks Turn In Worst 3-Month Performance Since Late 2008
(Matching tags: world economy,stocks,Treasury bonds,dollar)

Driven by Europe’s debt crisis and a slowing world economy, global stocks fell 18% in the third quarter, as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index.