intermediate-term

Investors recently have tended to stick to short- and intermediate-term debt--out to 10 years — because that is where the Federal Reserve has been concentrating its efforts to tamp down interest rates, and because they are concerned about the potential for rising interest rates with an improving economy.

Goldman Sachs Sells Katy Burne 2011

His $115 million intermediate-term bond fund was 75%-invested in corporate debt—its maximum allocation—at the beginning of the year; he has since dialed that back to 60%, but is still above his benchmark.

Bubble in Corporate Bonds? Portfolio Managers Mostly Say No Katy Burne 2011

Currently, the shares are consolidating into the former of these intermediate-term trendlines, creating a bit of a trading range between the $34 and $35 levels.

Bullish Options Plays In Midcap Chip Stocks Joseph Hargett 2011

Currently, the shares are consolidating into the former of these intermediate-term trendlines, creating a bit of a trading range between the $34 and $35 levels.

Bullish Options Plays In Midcap Chip Stocks Joseph Hargett 2011

The stock's 10-week moving average has provided a helping hand since September 2010, with ALTR trending steadily higher along this intermediate-term trendline during this time frame.

Bullish Options Plays In Midcap Chip Stocks Joseph Hargett 2011

Investors have stashed a record $704.1 billion into intermediate-term investment-grade corporate bond funds as of the end of September, according to Lipper.

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The most widely held taxable-bond funds, holding intermediate-term investment-grade debt, posted a negative 0.9% return on average for the fourth quarter, according to Lipper.

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John Lekas , who runs the Leader Total Return Fund LCTRX -- the top-ranked intermediate-term bond fund so far this year, according to Morningstar -- recommends convertible bonds, such as Indonesia's Bumi Resources, yielding 7.2%.

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According to a screen done for SmartMoney by fund researcher Morningstar, roughly 98% of intermediate government bond funds, intermediate-term bond funds and multisector funds are lagging behind their benchmark indexes this year.

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The stock's 10-week moving average has provided a helping hand since September 2010, with ALTR trending steadily higher along this intermediate-term trendline during this time frame.

Bullish Options Plays In Midcap Chip Stocks Joseph Hargett 2011