Mark Biller is executive editor at Sound Mind Investing WHAT'S THE CURRENT STATE OF BOND INVESTING AND HOW HAVE RECENT EVENTS IMPACTED IT Bond investing has been challenging lately especially after a long period of historically low interest rates Recently there's been a significant shift with the -year treasury bond yield rising from under in to over This has led to losses in long-term bond funds comparable to the worst stock market declines showing it's a tough time for bond investors There's been a drastic shift in the bond market with major losses in long-term bond funds The rise in [... more]

A -acre waterfront property in Southport set aside for a state-run megaport remains vacant and the N C State Ports Authority has no plans to develop or sell it The property's most recent tax appraisal also shows the land is worth half its original purchase price Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief details the latest news surrounding this government project that has gone nowhere since the Ports Authority purchase the property in News media outlets have enjoyed longstanding exemptions from federal and state campaign finance restrictions It makes sense to extend those exemptions to nonprofit social and civic groups that also [... more]