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7 Best Fixed-Income Funds As Fed Keeps Rates Steady

davfordavfor
in Fund Discussions
Here is a short list for consideration. I added JPST to my holdings on Friday as part of my year-end updating....

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/7-best-fixed-income-funds-163709396.html

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  • wxman123
    I like VNLA in this space.
  • Simon
    edited January 2020
    I'm using MINT, TRBUX, SEMRX and DLSNX as cash (savings account) alternatives. I also like JPST. The best rate I can get (with well known banks) is 1.7%. Are there any other mutual funds or ETFs which have the reliability and stability of funds like MINT that yield more than 1.7% I should know about?
  • davfordavfor
    edited January 2020
    @Simon My "Cash Pot" for 2020 is set at 10% of my primary portfolio. ZEOIX is 1/2 of that. The rest is spread among SEMRX, SHV, and JPST. M* puts the most recent SHV annual return at 2.32%. We will see what 2020 brings....
  • davidrmorandavidrmoran
    Simon said:

    I'm using MINT, TRBUX, SEMRX and DLSNX as cash (savings account) alternatives. I also like JPST. The best rate I can get (with well known banks) is 1.7%. Are there any other mutual funds or ETFs which have the reliability and stability of funds like MINT that yield more than 1.7% I should know about?

    In another thread someone suggested GSY, about the same as but recently very slightly superior to MINT
  • Simon
    Many thanks for the suggestions. I like the look of SHV, GSY and JPST.
  • CrashCrash
    I tend toward the ordinary intermediate-term funds. My bond funds are PTIAX, PRSNX and RPSIX. I've got my eye on a Muni-fund, PTIMX.
  • Gary1952
    The title says 7 best. What makes them the "best"? The article does not define that.
  • FD1000
    Gary1952 said:

    The title says 7 best. What makes them the "best"? The article does not define that.

    +1
    I would look at flexible bond funds where managers can add performance + possibly better risk attributes.



  • CrashCrash
    Ya, and CEFs and OEFs are not the same thing...
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