The Chemical segment refers to basic chemicals and intermediates portfolio which comprised of solvents, plasticizers and high-volume monomers to glues and electronic chemicals as well as raw materials for detergents, plastics, textile fibers, paints and coatings, plant protection and pharmaceuticals.
The fund is distinguished from a typical intermediate-duration portfolio by the insurance wrappers.
I sell these intermediate bond portfolios for people that can't go to stocks.
AIM Municipal Bond Fund. "AA-rated portfolio, intermediate term of 5.7 years.
Western Asset Core, an investment grade intermediate-term bond portfolio with $630 million in assets as of Sept. 30, according to Morningstar, returned 10.1percentt in 2001, or 1.6 percentage points better than the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and 2.7 percentage points better than other funds in its category, according to Morningstar, which gives the fund its top, five-star rating.
On the Bogleheads forum, posters recommend diversifying bond holdings between safe traditional treasury bonds and treasury inflation protected securities (TIPs) so placing 25% of the portfolio in Intermediate Term Treasury Bond funds and 25% in Inflation Protected Securities fund is an excellent way to begin.
At present, chemical companies have only sought to replace selected chemical intermediates already in their portfolio, rather than seek markets for novel chemical compounds that might best be suited to the inherent properties of biomass [ 8].
The company has power generation portfolio, including base, peaking and intermediate generation plants, spread across traditional thermal generation and renewable sources, including hydro, wind, landfill gas and biomass.
THE portfolio of bonds resembles other intermediate-duration bond funds, with maturities averaging about three years.
As for inflation and interest rates, whether or not you believe these are risks, your bond portfolio should consist of short or intermediate term bonds (with maturities five years or less) in an index fund or an ETF.
