Comments on: Diversifying With Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) ETF http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/2009/09/23/diversifying-with-vanguard-total-bond-market-bnd-etf/ Investing in Stocks Through Options Sun, 20 May 2012 05:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Alex Fotopoulos http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/2009/09/23/diversifying-with-vanguard-total-bond-market-bnd-etf/#comment-6281 Alex Fotopoulos Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:02:08 +0000 http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/?p=3221#comment-6281 @ Maurice - I should've thought to check PIMCO initially. I'll dig deeper before my next purchase. @ Davmp - Yes, volatility would have been a better word. I see BND as being less volatile since the maturity dates are shorter than with BLV. BLV is affected more my changes in interest rates and at some point rates are going up which will push bonds prices down. @ Maurice – I should’ve thought to check PIMCO initially. I’ll dig deeper before my next purchase.
@ Davmp – Yes, volatility would have been a better word. I see BND as being less volatile since the maturity dates are shorter than with BLV. BLV is affected more my changes in interest rates and at some point rates are going up which will push bonds prices down.

]]> By: davmp http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/2009/09/23/diversifying-with-vanguard-total-bond-market-bnd-etf/#comment-6280 davmp Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:46:47 +0000 http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/?p=3221#comment-6280 Just curious, but what measure of stability did you mean re: BND vs BLV? Comparisons of 52-week highs and lows? (BND: $79.24-$72.67; BLV: $79.89-$65.39) I'm asking because the yield difference (since inception: 6.79% vs. 8.03%; 1 year: 10.56% vs 18.36%) seems reasonably large to me. Just curious, but what measure of stability did you mean re: BND vs BLV? Comparisons of 52-week highs and lows? (BND: $79.24-$72.67; BLV: $79.89-$65.39) I’m asking because the yield difference (since inception: 6.79% vs. 8.03%; 1 year: 10.56% vs 18.36%) seems reasonably large to me.

]]> By: MAUIRCE DOUGHERTY http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/2009/09/23/diversifying-with-vanguard-total-bond-market-bnd-etf/#comment-6248 MAUIRCE DOUGHERTY Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:54:04 +0000 http://mytradersjournal.com/stock-options/?p=3221#comment-6248 Suggest you consider the PIMCO family of bond funds such as PCK, PHK, PCQ, PGP, PTY all of which I have taken a long position. They have also just added STPZ, LTPZ, TIPZ & TUZ to cover the US Treas sector. I'm not sure about them yet. After listeniing to Julian Robertson today I'm looking at the idea of shorting the US Treas via TLT, IEFF & TIP. Regards, M. Dougherty Suggest you consider the PIMCO family of bond funds such as PCK, PHK, PCQ, PGP, PTY all of which I have taken a long position. They have also just added STPZ, LTPZ, TIPZ & TUZ to cover the US Treas sector. I’m not sure about them yet. After listeniing to Julian Robertson today I’m looking at the idea of shorting the US Treas via TLT, IEFF & TIP.

Regards, M. Dougherty

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