51.   At the time, Rivelle and Laird Landmann managed bond funds for Hotchkis and Wiley cross-town.

52.   Banks have had a difficult time selling stock and bond funds to their customers, who prefer very conservative financial instruments.

53.   Basically, bond funds of all sorts lose principal value when interest rates rise, or when the market sentiment is that they are likely to rise.

54.   Because bond funds effectively reprice their securities every day, they dazzle in periods of falling rates.

55.   Because the bond fund has no maturity, there is no guarantee that you will get your principal back.

56.   Because ultrashort-term bond funds occupy a niche squarely between money-market funds and short-term bond funds, you might think they are fairly simple investments.

57.   Below is a list of the five top-performing bond funds and the five worst-performing bond funds in the second quarter, according to Lipper.

58.   Best known for its bond funds and its international portfolios, Franklin lacked a stable of strong domestic equity funds.

59.   Bianco saw such a shift in investor psychology some years ago, in bond funds.

60.   Bond investors went on to have their worst year ever, prompting mutual fund investors to take money out of bond funds at record rates.