Trends in income investing: emerging-markets bonds, bank dividends, and corporate bondsKIPLINGER
Investors can find lots of new opportunities to earn income these days. Not all of them make sense for your portfolio.... More »
A boom in bond exchange-traded fundsBLOOMBERG
Imagine having to choose among 1,450 different cars -- some wildly different, others subtly so. Checking them out would be fun, for the first hour or so. After two hours, it becomes a bore and after three, a royal pain in the neck. That's the way some financial advisers feel about all the options in the exchange-traded fund world today - all 1,450 or so of them.... More »
Are REITs a safe investment for retirement?CNN MONEY
REITS can be as volatile as other equities. Don't underestimate the risk of putting these in your retirement portfolio.... More »