October 2011 - Best Bond Mutual Funds & ETFs

Scarce low cost international bond index mutual funds

Scarce/non-existent low-cost international bond index mutual funds Given the complexities of investing in bonds across many countries and currencies, somewhat higher costs should be expected. However, when one considers all the available low-cost, US bond investment funds (mutual funds and ETFs), there are currently no truly low-cost international bond mutual funds. All reasonably low cost […]

Efficient cash investments are US dollar denominated

Efficient cash investments are US dollar denominated Regarding cash and short-term cash equivalent investments, to hold any of your cash allocation in non-US dollar denominated securities would simply expose you to shorter-term currency exchange rate risk. This contradicts some of the normal objective related to the cash portion of your investment portfolio, which is to […]

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Month: October 2011