Personal Finance Daily: Bond bull market isn't dead yet

Personal Finance Daily APRIL 11, 2012 Wednesday's Personal Finance Stories By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: Reports of bond bull's death greatly exaggerated Done with your taxes? Tame the paperwork monster The 7 upgrades we want most in our homes "People have been declaring the end of the bull market in bonds for 30 years, and have generally been wrong," Kathy Jones, a vice president and fixed-income strategist at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, tells Bob Powell. In his Your Portfolio column today, Bob talks with Jones and others about the factors affecting the bond market and what investors can do while waiting for rates to rise. Also on MarketWatch today, take a look at our spring real-estate special report. Amy Hoak says that while there are some signs of life in the U.S. real-estate market, improvement will be slow, due to subdued demand for housing, and where there is growth, it's likely to be very regional. — Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal Finance Reports of bond bull's death greatly exaggerated Not so fast: Reports that the 30-year bull market for bonds is dead are great exaggerated. Read more: Reports of bond bull's death greatly exaggerated. Done with your taxes? Tame the paperwork monster Finishing your taxes typically is more of a relief than a feel-good moment. But turning on the shredder can brighten your mood even more. You'll also need an idea of which papers you should keep and which ones you can toss. Read more: Done with your taxes? Tame the paperwork monster. REAL ESTATE As market steadies, home buyers face competition The housing market still favors the buyer, but signs point to it slowly emerging from its doldrums and in many areas, buyers can no longer count on the rock-bottom deals of the past two years. Read more: As market steadies, home buyers face competition. A slowly healing housing market Encouraging reports on the housing market are stirring up optimism about this year's home buying and selling season. Read more: A slowly healing housing market. The 7 upgrades we want most in our homes When homeowners plan for their next house, or plan the remodeling projects that they want to undertake on their current home, there are seven priority spaces that they are focusing on. Read more: The 7 upgrades we want most in our homes. INVESTING 5 money moves a cautious capitalist is making now Chad Brand, president of investment manager Peridot Capital and Peridot Capitalist blogger, favors unloved, underappreciated and unfashionable stocks, and is careful about most everything else in the market. Read more: 5 money moves a cautious capitalist is making now. Market downturn inflicts technical damage Despite Wednesday's strong start, this week's downturn raises technical caution flags, Michael Ashbaugh writes today in the free version of his column, The Technical Indicator. He says that most obviously, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index has violated significant support, including its 50-day moving average, signaling an intermediate-term downtrend. Read more: Market downturn inflicts technical damage. ECONOMY & POLITICS Cloudy outlook hobbles growth, forecasters say As much as we'd all like to see the economy create 300,000 or 400,000 jobs a month, that's just not possible under the constraints we're under, according to top economic forecasters from RBS Securities. Read more: Cloudy outlook hobbles growth. Commentary: History, urgency and the Buffett rule Perhaps the president should acknowledge that higher taxes would be painful, but perhaps he could soften the blow by arguing that the benefits of government — education, Social Security, unemployment insurance, infrastructure — don't come free. Read more: History, urgency and the Buffett rule. Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2012 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111