IN FOCUS: Fixed Income
In the unlikely world of rock-bottom Treasury rates, a debt-ceiling time bomb, a tarnished municipal bond market and recovering corporate balance sheets, what's an investor to do?
ETF Strategist - Fixed Income
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Combine a desire for yield with expectations for slow but steady economic growth and tame inflation and you have an environment that should benefit all but the priciest U.S. bonds.
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It's only a matter of time before the central bank's easy-money policy affects inflation expectations and inflation itself, spooking investors.
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Though diversity is important, seek an overweighting in corporate, municipal and emerging market bond funds.
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U.S. Treasuries should bear the brunt of rising interest rates, so think TIPS and ultra-short funds.
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ETFs broadly covering bonds in the major taxable and tax-exempt asset classes, plus exposure to convertible bonds that feature some of the upside of stocks, are an investor’s best option to deal with uncertainty.
Videos
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An options strategy on the homebuilder's ETF, with Mike Khouw, CRT Capital.
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The manager of the world's two largest ETFs, Anthony Rochte, State Street Global Advisors, discusses how ETFs are changing now. "We do not sponsor leverage/inverse ETFs," he tells CNBC's Bob Pisani.
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ETFs are gaining but still not overtaking mutual funds, reports CNBC's Bob Pisani.
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Using ETFs to manage risk and volatility, with Nick Cherney, VelocityShares, and CNBC's Bob Pisani. Also, Scott Nations, NationsShares, explains why he thinks these products are too expensive.
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This year will bring more choices via new uses for ETFs, say Beth Flynn and Michael Iachini, Charles Schwab.
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Taking the pulse of the $1 trillion ETF industry and where to invest, with Gus Sauter, Vanguard Group and CNBC's Bob Pisani.
Slideshow
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Although experts an make a bull case or bear case for 2012, some of the top performing ETFs reflect broad market trends.
ETF Exchange
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CNBC's Bob Pisani catches up with the commodity ETF experts at the 6th annual Inside ETF Conference. Will Rhind, managing director at ETF Securities discusses his outlook for inflation and the bright future for precious metals in 2013.
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BlackRock iShares head of fixed income, Matt Tucker, talks corporate bonds, the Fed and rising rates with CNBC's Bob Pisani.
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Wisdomtree's chief investment strategist, Luciano Siracusano, breaks down Wisdomtree's Japan hedged Equity ETF (DXJ) and explains how investors can ride the rally without the downside of a depreciating yen.
Investing
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The bulls hope for more good news from Fortinet, which gapped higher after a strong earnings report earlier this year.
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Economist Nouriel Roubini, known as Dr. Doom, actually sees strength in the U.S. economy...relatively speaking of course.
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Stocks and bonds have been telling two pretty different stories, and the argument for slower growth seems to be winning.
Earnings
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The maker of Chef Boyardee pastas and Hunt's ketchup reported a 57 percent fall in third-quarter profit.
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BlackBerry reported quarterly earnings and revenue on Thursday that outpaced market expectations.
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The company reported a better-than-expected profit, but said student sign-ups fell for the fourth straight quarter.