The following bond mutual funds are the one's with the lowest annual expenses:
1. Vanguard High Yield Bond Fund
2. TCW High Yield Bond Fund
3. Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund
4. T. Rowe Price High Yield Corporate Bond Fund
I have invested in these four funds because I believe our wonderful country will remain in deep trouble for at least 3 to 5 more years.
Lawrence V. Roth, CPA
Lawrence V. Rothof MI7:48AM December 03, 2010
A good source is Fund Alarm. com
www.fundalarm.com
Look in the honor roll of of the best funds against others.
High risk high return or High risk low reurn. Shows how long the fund manager has managed fund.
Good ones:
Fairholme fund, Permanent Portfolio, Janus Triton, Oppenheimer Developing Markets, Janus Overseas, Matthews China, Reynolds Blue Chip, Fidelity Canada,Yacktman, Fund Intrepid Small cap. Cohen & Steers Realty Income, Fidelity Low Priced Stock, Parnassus Fund, Pimco Income Fund. Fidelity Latin America, Janus Global. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THESE FUNDS YOU FINANCIAL PLANNERS? NOT BAD HUH? I AM NOT A PLANNER !!!!!!!!!!!! TAKE A GOOD LOOK FOLKS FOR YOURSELF COMMENTS?
Baileyof MA6:40PM November 24, 2010
I am looking for a good pure real estate fund for the long term. Would appreciate thoughts.
Hikerof NC2:05PM November 10, 2010
I do not buy funds that have expense fees 70 cents and above because their rate of return quite often is 4 to 6 percent for a 3 or 5 year average. I never look at a one year return - that's where many people make a mistake - they look at the one year return and think that high rate sounds great!
Betty of NC9:23PM November 08, 2010
Check out the Permanent Portfolio (PRPFX). I think it beats most if not all of these listed funds over the long run, and is a very good fund in terms of how diversified it.
Elvisof CA1:06AM October 30, 2010
Check out the Permanent Portfolio Fund (PRPFX). I think it will be most of these funds over the long run (I know it beats the Contrafund, shich has an expense ration over 1 %. PRPFX's expense ratio is .8 with a better performance over the long run).
Elvisof CA1:03AM October 30, 2010
Our country will remain in recession mode for many more years. The Dow should go down to 8000 within two years because of high unemployment and the highest Federal deficit in history and many other reasons, that is why I am staying in no-load bond funds paying 8% per year.
Lawrence V. Rothof MI8:02AM October 23, 2010
Who in the world researched these and declared them to be the best? Virtually all of these funds lost a large portion of their value in the crash of 2008, and most have performances in the single digits.
Another problem is fees: most have management fees that erode the capital - whether they produce acceptable investment returns or not.
I am invested in a small balanced fund that has averaged 22 percent return for each of the last 3 years, 2007, 2008 and 2009. It is on the road to do as well in 2010. Also it does not charge the traditional "asset management fee", but rather an investment performance fee. If they don't make me any money, they don't make money. The fund is The ZillionZ Fund. I am on yahoo, dennis.harrish.
Dennis Harrishof GA4:58PM October 15, 2010
may i ask what is the name of bond mutual fund that you are reommending?
ISN'T IT TRUE THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FEE WHEN YOU SELL THE FUND??
cecilof MS4:11AM October 13, 2010
Lawrence V. Roth, CPA can't bond mutual funds loose some of
their value? I know 8% is outstanding and would make up for some
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Lawrence V. Roth of MI 7:48AM December 03, 2010
Bailey of MA 6:40PM November 24, 2010
Hiker of NC 2:05PM November 10, 2010
Betty of NC 9:23PM November 08, 2010
Elvis of CA 1:06AM October 30, 2010
Elvis of CA 1:03AM October 30, 2010
Lawrence V. Roth of MI 8:02AM October 23, 2010
Dennis Harrish of GA 4:58PM October 15, 2010
cecil of MS 4:11AM October 13, 2010
fred lake of CO 8:57AM October 07, 2010