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What should be substitued for bonds with a diversified portfolio in a taxable account?

Sunday, March 21st, 2010
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KnowledgeSeeker asked:

I am working with ShareBuilder, and currently allocating 25% of my taxable portfolio (non-taxable accounts are not an option in this scenario) to BND. However, I would much prefer to use tax exempt bonds, but those do not appear to be available through ShareBuilder. Am I missing something on the tax exempt bonds? If not, what type of ETF should I use to diversify in a taxable account?

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How did Barry Bonds learn his exact steroid testing date months ahead of time?

Sunday, March 14th, 2010
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b m asked:

In my opinion, the most shocking news in the Mitchell report was the fact that Barry Bonds and his trainer were told the exact date of his official random steroid test approx 3 months ahead of time. Is it known how this information was leaked to Bonds? Did the MLB front office tell him on purpose so he wouldn’t make baseball look bad with a positive test?

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How can an increase in the interest rate make bonds more attractive and reduce their price?

Sunday, March 7th, 2010
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chocosonge asked:

The Demand for bonds
an increase in the interest rate makes bonds more attractive, so its leads people to hold more of their wealth in bonds, as opposed to money.
However, you also learned that an increase in the interest rate reduced the price of bonds.
How can an increase in the interest rate make bonds more attractive and reduce their price?

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