Intermediate-Term

Cost "is especially important when investing in bonds in a low-rate environment," says Larry Katz , director of research at Seattle investment-advisory firm Merriman Inc. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt returned 9.6% in 2011 and 2.2% in the month of January, according to Morningstar.

A Low-Cost Choice for Muni Income 2012

Vanguard Limited-Term Tax-Exempt , which invests in short-term municipal bonds, gets a 15% allocation, and 18% is in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt , which buys bonds with five- to six-year durations.

Goodbye to Market Timing Shefali Anand 2012

The Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade fund VFICX, which usually holds about 75% of investor money in corporate bonds, is up 2.5% over the past three months and 4.1% over the past year.

Little Relief for Income Investors Tom Lauricella 2011

For example, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury , which buys medium-term government bonds, has a current yield of 0.92%.

The Space Between Stocks and Bonds Shefali Anand 2011

The $13.4 billion Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund trading symbol VBIIX, which mostly mirrors a bond index on intermediate-term Treasury bonds and investment-grade corporate bonds, has handed investors a return of 9.77% this year through Wednesday, capturing the No.1 spot among 178 intermediate bond fund tracked by Lipper.

Vanguard Bond Index Fund Beats Stars Bill Gross, Dan Fuss Min Zeng 2011

Mr. Newhall compares the fund to Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury , which returned 5.4% and 7.4% annually over the same periods, respectively.

Using Ginnie Mae Funds as a Cash Stash Annelena Lobb 2011

If you do not have enough assets to diversify an individual bond portfolio, use a diversified fund like the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund

The Way To Get Back Into The Market When You're Gun Shy Ron Florance 2010

The SPDR Barclays Capital Long-Term Treasury ETF gained 19% during August and September, when the S&P 500 lost 12.1%, according to FactSet Research Systems data, while the SPDR Barclays Capital Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF gained just 2.2%.

The Rally That Wouldn't Die! Joe Light 2012

He replaced the Pimco fund partly by allocating 9% to DFA Intermediate-Term Extended Quality , which buys U.S. and foreign bonds maturing within three to 15 years.

Don't Wait to Rebalance Shefali Anand 2011

Michael Gibney , an adviser at Highland Financial Advisors in Riverdale, N.J., recommends holding a large fund like the $16.2 billion Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment Grade fund, a portfolio of 1,218 bonds that carries an expense ratio of 0.22%.

The New Bond Market Ben Levisohn 2012