TIPS Turning Heads?

The best time to buy inflation insurance is when prices are cheap, reasons MarketWatch's Jonathan Burton. So that might bode well for investors in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, he writes.

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ETFs To Fight Inflation

Hedging inflation can involve not only TIPS. John Spence on MarketWatch looks at a broad-range of ETFs that can fit the inflation-fighting bill, from gold to funds that short Treasuries. 

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Junk Bonds Gaining In Popularity

Ian Salisbury takes a look at the growing popularity these days of high-yield corporate bonds in Monday's Wall Street Journal. 

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The Death Of Buy & Hold

According to this Barron's piece, modern portfolio theory is aging badly. At least, that's the title of this column by Mike Hogan, who talks to Financial Engines as well as other automated rebalancing services. 

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