This weekend in Barron's online: the trouble looming for bond funds, Barron's Mutual Fund Quarterly, as well as the prospects for Garmin, Fidelity, AerCap, China and more.
Cover Story
"Bye-Bye Bond Funds" by Sarah Max.
Bond funds have long been valued for their income and their stability, says this week's cover story in Barron's. With interest rates set to rise, however, investors could soon face losses. Is it time to dump your bond funds? See how to protect your portfolio.
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Feature Stories
"We're Beating the Market This Year" by Avi Salzman says that the 73 bullish picks for this year from Barron's have gained an average 3.7 percent so far in 2015. That performance compares with a decline of 1.1 percent seen in the S&P 500.
Alexander Eule's "Garmin: Navigating From the Car to the Wrist" suggests that prospects in the wearable-technology market for Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) are looking good. And its shares are cheaper than those of competitor Fitbit as well.
In "It's Official: Fidelity Best Broker for the 'Little Guy'," Bill Alpert points out that the trading arm of this big asset manager offers top price improvement on small trades. That is according to newly released industry figures.
Aircraft-leasing giant AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) trades at eight times earnings, says "Cheap Play on the Global Travel Boom" by Andrew Bary. See why Barron's thinks shares could climb 35 percent as earnings beat estimates.
"Better Data for Better Investing" is an editorial commentary by Jack T. Ciesielsk that makes the case that, though the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made a good start in 1993 when it created a system for electronic publishing of corporate data, now it is time to do a better job for investors.
In Barron's Asia: "Erratic China Raises Allure of Japan, Korea" by Wayne Arnold makes a case that China's volatile markets now make Korea look like a haven of sanity, while Japan's Topix now looks relatively cheap as well.
Special Feature: Barron's Mutual Fund Quarterly
In Beverly Goodman's "Reasons for Skepticism," see what the latest Barron's Mutual Fund Quarterly has to say about such topics as bond wariness, the rejuvenated Janus and actively managed exchange traded funds.
Check out "Janus Capital Is on a Winning Streak," in which Ben Levisohn reveals how mutual fund firm Janus Capital Group Inc (NYSE: JNS) has recovered from its boom-and-bust past, thanks to the leadership of CEO Richard Weil.
"Assessing Alternative Funds: Down but Not Out" by Emily Bary focuses on how inflows to these hedge fund-like investments plunged in 2014, but a survey reveals that many advisors still use them, especially long/short and multistrategy.