Benchmark bonds set performance standards for other bonds. This article covers their definition, operation, and examples that ...

In a year when many bond funds have lost money, corporate bond funds have eked out gains, with the best returns coming from some of the most aggressive strategies. Driving the returns on the ...

Most investors who hold bonds do so via an aggregate bond index mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). These funds aim to track the broad universe of investable bonds, holding everything from ...

The strong demand for corporate bonds continued last week, pushing credit spreads tighter across the investment-grade and high-yield sectors. The average spread of the Morningstar Corporate Bond Index ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Martin Fridson is an investment manager who writes on finance. Receiving more yield sounds good, but investors who choose ...

With futures launched on both investment grade and high yield corporate bonds, there are three things that investors should know about the economics of these markets. U.S. corporate bonds inhabit a ...

The big jump in stocks—especially tech stocks—this year has proven the forecasts of imminent and dire recession that were seemingly everywhere in 2022 dead wrong. Unfortunately, those predictions ...

Corporate bonds are one way to invest in a company, offering a lower-risk, lower-return way to bet on a firm’s ongoing success, compared to its stock. Bonds offer a regular cash payout, and their ...

In recent updates, I’ve looked at the role of government bonds in the MoneyWeek exchange-traded fund (ETF) portfolio. Next, I’ll move on to review our equity positions. But first, let’s talk briefly ...

The LQD ETF isn't offering enough extra yield compared to safer US government bonds to be worth the risk. Credit spreads remain too tight, in my opinion. This presents a risk for the current holders ...