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However, the possibility of a reduction in the US Treasury credit rating would affect the bond markets, and corporate debt as well, which would be forced to pay a higher insurance premium for its debt going forward in the case of a US downgrade.
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Treasury, corporate, municipal, high-yield and foreign bonds (and bond funds) can all play a role in your portfolio.
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Mortgages are bumping along at or near multi-decade lows and a flood of Treasury bond buyers has led to a very appealing yield curve for corporate and government borrowers.
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If you are worried about the direction of interest rates, an alternative to iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury ( IEF) would be the SPDR Barclays Capital Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF ( ITR), or something similar to it.
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In 1999 the U.S. Treasury shut down a corporate tax shelter, promoted by accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, known as the Bond and Option Sales Strategy, or BOSS. But BOSS didn't die.
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In order of popularity, respondents said they owned high-quality corporate, high-yield, international (including emerging market), Treasury (including TIPS) and municipal bonds and bond funds.
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Despite the rather dour comments from Lockhart, the tide appears to be shifting in the corporate bond market as liquidity has begun to return and both investment-grade and high-yield premiums over Treasury yields have begun to narrow in recent sessions.
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