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. ...

I am still very keen and excited on the energy industry. There's lots of opportunities to make a lot of money but avoiding the potential land mines that still exist in the solar, wind, stored energy and natural gas plays, can be very stressful. However, that's where the safety of exchange-traded funds comes in. Although all exchanged-traded funds can be volatile, many positions in these funds are researched exhaustively before they are included in the respective indexes that they track, making these funds a good candidate for an investment. I am not recommending any particular fund, although I may be impartial to a few out there. I believe that investors still need to be very patient until many of the heavily subsidized sectors in this industry to bear fruit. One could start by taking a look at Invesco's  PowerShares Wilderhill Progressive Energy Portfolio , which is based on the Wilderhill Progress...

This offering was originally offered last week Thursday, 3/15/2012; I am still posting this offering even though it's a very limited offering and the entire issue may already be sold-out by Monday morning. If you're an active retired investor looking for stable, safe income, this may be the issue for you. If you're interested give us a call at 1-866-801-3359. By UCS Investment Co.

Today's Corporate Bond Offering has a 5.05% coupon with a 5 year maturity. This is a short-term bond play. The bonds are currently trading at a premium; 500M available; Moody and Standard & Poors rated. Review our daily list of corporate, government and municipal bond offerings and Banks CDs, for better income on your current investments and higher yields for your savings. Point your browser to our bond list website to review our current bond offering. Rick Walter, Chief Investment Advisor UCS Investment Co.

Today's Corporate Bond Offering has a 11.87% coupon with a 3 year maturity. This is a short-term bond play. The bonds are currently trading at a premium; 250M available; Moody and Standard & Poors rated. Review our daily list of corporate, government and municipal bond offerings and Banks CDs, for better income on your current investments and higher yield for your savings which can be found by pointing your browser to our bond list website. Rick Walter, Chief Investment Advisor UCS Investment Co

Today's corporate bond offering is from an oil refining major. The bond's coupon rate are 5.750% and are rated BB+ from Standard and Poors; Approximately 300M bonds available. For more information on this offering, please call 770-572-2715 and ask for Rick or go to Bond list for more information. Rick Walter, Chief Financial Advisor UCS Investment Co.

Today's Corporate Bond Offering has a 7.625% coupon and 7 year maturity. The bonds are currently trading at a discount; 230M available; Moody and Standard & Poors rated. Review our daily list of corporate, government and municipal bond offerings and Banks CDs, for better income on your current investments and higher yield for your savings which can be found by pointing your browser to our bond list website. Rick Walter, Chief Investment Advisor UCS Investment Co.