Clonidine and naloxone in ultrashort opiate detoxification. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Investors filed suit in 2008, claiming the brokerage had misled them about the risks involved in the "ultrashort" - term fund, which suffered heavy losses amid the market's swoon in 2007 and 2008. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Ultrashort Bonds So-called ultrashort bond funds, which invest in bonds of an average duration of one year or less, are often used as a tool to park short-term cash. ❋ Unknown (2008)
That includes those that invest in very short maturities, or so-called ultrashort bond funds. ❋ Unknown (2007)
REACHING FOR YIELD CAN BE PERILOUS With money-market funds sporting paltry yields in recent years, investors flocked to "ultrashort" bond funds. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Today, the Bethesda, Md., fund manager will introduce an "ultrashort" China exchange-traded fund, an investment designed to rise in value when Chinese stocks fall, making it easier for investors to place bearish bets. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Now they're fleeing after such "ultrashort" bond funds proved more vulnerable than expected to this year's credit-market turmoil. ❋ Unknown (2007)
"ultrashort", meaning that they use leverage to net investors twice the return from any losses in the market. ❋ Unknown (2008)
This taxable offering is cheaper than many actively run ultrashort funds. ❋ Jonathan Burton (2011)
Schwab YieldPlus called itself an ultrashort bond fund. ❋ Jason Zweig (2011)
Mr. Balasa says he has used ultrashort funds for clients who are looking at a tax bill several months out and need a liquid, low-risk placeholder. ❋ Jonathan Burton (2011)
So, in a rising-rate environment, ultrashort funds in theory should be able to reinvest maturing debt at higher yields and thus protect shareholders' principal better than funds that own longer-term bonds exclusively. ❋ Jonathan Burton (2011)
"Some investors don't realize," says the SEC's website , "that there are material differences between ultrashort bond funds and other investments with relatively low risks, such as money-market funds and certificates of deposit." ❋ Jason Zweig (2011)
Beyond the overhang of low rates and their consequences, Schwab also elected to raise capital in January 2010 to support deposit growth in its bank and agreed to settlements with regulators over the YieldPlus fund, an ultrashort bond fund, which blew up during the market collapse, said Sandler O'Neill + Partners analyst Richard Repetto . ❋ Brett Philbin (2011)
If you see a role for ultrashorts in your portfolio, look first at government ultrashort funds, which buy Treasurys and other federally backed securities and are largely free from state and local taxes. ❋ Jonathan Burton (2011)
Possible Roles That said, ultrashort funds are generally more diversified and own stronger credits than was true in 2008. ❋ Jonathan Burton (2011)
The worst losers among ultrashort funds in the 2008 crisis were those that tried to boost yield with longer-term issues or nongovernment-agency-mortgage bonds—bets that went bad when demand for mortgage bonds and other marginal credits evaporated. ❋ Jonathan Burton (2011)
Only a handful of taxable ultrashort funds emerged relatively unscathed, such as Pimco Short-Term , which fell 1.6%. ❋ Jonathan Burton (2011)
But with some online-bank savings accounts paying 1.1%—with federal insurance—some investment strategists say ultrashort funds don't offer enough reward to justify putting money at greater risk. ❋ Jonathan Burton (2011)
Not So Simple It turns out that ultrashort funds aren't so simple after all. ❋ Jonathan Burton (2011)
