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Interest Rates 2008
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
The Federal Reserve has lowered their benchmark interest rates 75 points in 2007 while publicly stating it remains inflation-vigilant. The futures market, where contracts are traded based on the future value of the Federal Funds Rate, is currently discounting in another 75 ppint rate cut between now and the summer of 2008. Online banks who [...]
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Highly Rated Government Bond Funds
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
Investors who are looking for bond funds which offer safety and income might consider U.S. government bond funds. These funds, which typically hold U.S. Treasuries, Government Agency paper, Mortgage-backed government entity securities, or other AAA-rated investments, are considered less risky than bond funds which invest in corporate bonds or corporate notes. The shorter the duration [...]
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Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS)
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
A lot of headlines after the Federal Reserve action last week have focused on the increased likelihood of inflation emerging in the economy now that the American consumer has been given a lift by the Fed. Investors looking to be protected against large scale inflation in their portfolios have the option of buying TIPS (Treasury [...]
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Short-Term Bond Fund Yields
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
The safest class of bond funds is the category classified as short-term government bond funds. These funds hold a high percentage of U.S.-government securities like Treasuries and agency paper and/or AAA-rated bonds or commercial paper. The prices of these funds are typically less volatile due to the shorter average duration of the holdings in [...]
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INVESTING UPDATE
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
Dividend Stocks - Yields have increased in 2007 on dividends offered by companies in the S&P500 Index.Examples of large companies with strong earnings which pay dividends include: US Bancorp (USB) 4.61%, Verizon (VZ) 4.30%, Citigroup (C) 4.10%, AT&T (T) 3.64%, and Pfizer (PFE) 4.31%.
Money Funds - GE Capital is offering their GE Interest Plus Notes [...]
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