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Zions Direct Announces Corporate Bond Auction Results
In auctions closed from May 23, 2011 to May 27, 2011, investors purchasing corporate bonds in the auctions received average taxable yields 0.67 percentage points, or 67 basis points, higher than comparable bonds. Read More
Zions Direct Announces Municipal Bond Auction Results
In auctions closed from May 23, 2011 to May 27, 2011, investors purchasing municipal bonds in the auctions received average tax-exempt yields 1.03 percentage points, or 103 basis points, higher than similar bonds. Read More
A Tale of Two Strategies: Bond Funds vs. Individual Bonds
In fixed income investing there is an on-going debate over the advisability of investing in bond funds versus investing individual bonds. Investment professionals on both sides of the argument have persuasively outlined the advantages and disadvantages of either approach. Read More
Zions Direct Announces Corporate Bond Auction Results
In auctions closed from May 16, 2011 to May 20, 2011, investors purchasing corporate bonds in the auctions received average taxable yields 0.84 percentage points, or 84 basis points, higher than comparable bonds. Read More
Zions Direct Announces Municipal Bond Auction Results
In auctions closed from May 16, 2011 to May 20, 2011, investors purchasing municipal bonds in the auctions received average tax-exempt yields 0.97 percentage points, or 97 basis points, higher than similar bonds. Read More
Do you know what’s in target-date fund portfolio?
Do you know what’s in the target-date mutual fund you’re counting on for retirement?
It might be more than stocks and bonds. Read More
Zions Direct Announces Corporate Bond Auction Results
In auctions closed from May 9, 2011 to May 13, 2011, investors purchasing corporate bonds in the auctions received average taxable yields 0.63 percentage points, or 63 basis points, higher than comparable bonds. Read More
Zions Direct Announces Municipal Bond Auction Results
In auctions closed from May 9, 2011 to May 13, 2011, investors purchasing municipal bonds in the auctions received average tax-exempt yields 0.91 percentage points, or 91 basis points, higher than similar bonds. Read More
7 common money moves that can bring bad luck
Unless you happen to trip over a black cat while walking under a ladder outside your financial adviser’s office, nothing should really spook you about your money on Friday the 13th. Still, it’s a good time to remind yourself of money mistakes to avoid throughout the year. Read More
7 tips to improve women’s retirement prospects
Women face more obstacles to a secure retirement than men, for a combination of reasons having to do with longevity, lower earnings and often lack in savings and financial experience. Read More
Zions Direct Announces Municipal Bond Auction Results
In auctions closed from April 18, 2011 to April 22, 2011, investors purchasing municipal bonds in the auctions received average tax-exempt yields 1.01 percentage points, or 101 basis points, higher than similar bonds. Read More
US downgrade would help stocks, hurt bonds
When Standard & Poor’s says it might lower its top AAA rating on U.S. government debt, the stock market fell sharply. Traders were worried that if a downgrade happened, it would send interest rates higher. And, in turn, raise companies’ borrowing costs. Read More
Myths about money in retirement punctured
Fretting is the new normal for retirement.
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Zions Direct Announces Auction Results
In auctions closed from March 28, 2011 to April 1, 2011, investors purchasing municipal bonds in the auctions received average tax-exempt yields 1.04 percentage points, or 104 basis points, higher than similar bonds as reported by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB). Customers that purchased corporate bonds in the auctions received average taxable yields 104 basis points higher than comparable bonds. Read More
