Articles Referencing CFT

Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFs: Is There Any Upside Left?

1/14/2013, 10:11 am from SeekingAlpha in Investing, Stocks

By Morningstar : By Timothy Strauts Corporate bonds have had a very consistent performance record. iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ( LQD ) returned 12.1%, 9.1%, 8.9%, and... Read >>

Fear Higher Taxes? Then Buy These Tax-Free High Yielders

12/4/2012, 11:00 am from StreetAuthority in Investing, ETFs

When billionairebond manager Bill Gross speaks, investors listen. So when the largestfund manager in the world, with assets under management approaching $1 trillion, began aggressively buying... Read >>

3 Ways to Protect Yourself from a "Fiscal Cliff" Disaster

11/9/2012, 11:00 am from StreetAuthority in Investing, Commodities, Investing Ideas, Stocks

Markets can only crash when the masses aren't expecting it. And if history is any guide, Congress just might push us right off the "fiscal cliff." The fiscal cliff is a combination of... Read >>

4 ETFs Loaded With Stocks Near 52-Week Lows (EWZ, KOL, CQQQ)

6/28/2012, 3:51 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, ETFs, International, US Markets

In most cases, the price action in equity-based ETFs is driven by demand for, or selling pressure on, an ETF's underlying components. For example, it was not surprising that the... Read >>

Using ETFs to Create a Properly Diversified Bond Portfolio

7/23/2010, 12:58 pm from SeekingAlpha in Investing, ETFs

Morningstar submits: By Timothy Strauts We often encounter investors who own as many as eight different funds to cover their equity exposure but only one or two bond funds for... Read >>