All Things ETF

There is a lot of confusion in the markets right now with investors seemingly undecided about what to do with their bond holdings. Do they sell now and lock in profits or do they hold positions and risk losing principle as yields rise. Here is an article by Olly Ludwig of IndexUniverse.com - Bonds ETF Outflows Spikes as Rates Rises , pointing out that investors have been pulling money out of exchange-traded bond funds in record amounts due to the Fed's quantitative easing, which may suggests that higher interest rates may be a bad thing for bond investors. However, Anthony Mirhaydari, of MSN Money in his article- Why higher rates are a good thing , makes the point that quantitative easing may be just what the markets need to get back to that level of competitive free markets.  Mr. Mirhaydari makes the argument that the markets have been artificially propped up for too long, lulling many investors into a false sense of stable fixed-income return expectations. No matter you