Other professional investors use passive funds as low-cost defensive ballast. While stocks can offer long-term growth, having ...

The corporate hybrid bond market has recently drawn the attention of corporate bond issuers, investors and rating agencies. In a falling interest rate environment and generally constructive primary ...

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

Corporate bond exchange-traded funds can be an easy and inexpensive way for investors to access a broad, diversified portfolio of bonds that would be hard for individual investors to assemble. To ...

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 ...

Investors in corporate bonds need to consider liquidity, or how easily the bonds can be sold without affecting their market price. Liquidity varies based on factors like the bond’s credit rating, the ...

Interest rates and stock returns are expected to decline, impacting investment strategies. Historically, stocks and bonds have alternated in performance, affecting portfolio decisions. Credit markets ...

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 ...

Investing in corporate bonds can be a daunting task, but a corporate bond fund can make this far easier. These are Morningstar analysts’ top-rated options. We looked for the funds with the best ...