International Fixed Income Fund Recommendations

Contributed by mm | October 31, 2006 12:54 AM PST

I have no appetite to get exposure on international bond funds. I leave the task to Bill Gross by investing in his PIMCO Total Return fund.

From Morningstar:

Moreover, eminent investors as diverse as PIMCO's Bill Gross and Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett (as well as many others) have long believed that the U.S. current account deficits will likely lead to downward pressure on the value of the dollar relative to other currencies. In fact, Gross believes that the situation could lead to the eventual abandonment of the "strong dollar" policy, and he has counseled investors to move part of their portfolio away from U.S. assets and "toward more competitive economies." The upshot for investors is that there are several good reasons to consider fixed-income markets from a global perspective. With that in mind, we offer four funds that we think can play a role in many investors' portfolios.

Loomis Sayles Global Bond (LSGLX)
T. Rowe Price International Bond (RPIBX)
Oppenheimer International Bond (OIBAX)
Julius Baer Total Return Bond (BJBGX)

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