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Fixed-maturity bond funds may ease rate worries

For bond investors worried about what will happen to their principal when interest rates rise, a fixed-maturity bond fund is one solution.

These products, also called defined-maturity or end-date funds, offer the diversification of a bond fund with the known maturity date of an individual bond.

Each fund sets an end date and buys bonds that mature on or shortly before then. Any new money that comes into the fund is put into the same type of bond. Interest payments on the bonds are paid out monthly to shareholders. Read More…

InvestmentNews Webcast with Asset Dedication – Finding Risks and Opportunities in Fixed Income

On Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. PST, Brent Burns will join other panelists and members from the InvestmentNews team to find out how much risk is lurking in fixed income and how can advisers position their clients for a rising rate environment? This webcast will look at fixed-income investing from a variety of perspectives, including individual bonds, ETFs and mutual funds. Our panelists will offer outlooks for the bond market as well as investing strategies.  Click here to register >>>

Making New Friends in Retirement Income Planning

We were recently down in Miami for the T3 conference and had the pleasure of connecting with Dana Anspach. Dana is the author of the upcoming book Control Your Retirement Destiny, a columnist for About.com’s Guide to MoneyOver55 and the Founder of Sensible Money, LLC, a professional services firm which offers retirement planning and investment management services. After the conference, Dana shared some  kind and generous words about Asset Dedication in her column that we would like to share with you. Click here to read the column >>>