When this credit stress goes mainstream — not if, but when — the Federal Reserve faces a choice: Let the dominoes fall and risk contagion, or fire up the money printer and bail out corporate America, ...

For the past 16 years, the world has piled into a "long US" trade. American stocks, bought with dollars, have propped up investment portfolios around the globe since the Great Financial Crisis. From ...

Are we having fun yet, my fellow income investor? We're now in a bear market, whether the financial media or our intrepid politicians admit it or not. Peak to trough the S&P 500 dropped 21% intraday.

Curious what is a bond fund? Find out how these funds generate income, the risks you should know and how investors use them ...

For investors looking at parking their funds with bonds, U.S. government securities are probably the safest possible investments in the category. Default risk is almost non-existent in this case, ...

Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF (BATS:FLDR) was launched on 6/12/2018 and tracks the Fidelity Low Duration Investment Grade Factor Index. FLDR pays monthly distribution, with a 30-day SEC yield ...

Last week, amid President Trump’s major tariff moves, investors looked on as markets endured huge swings. Now, with Chinese imports facing tariffs of 145%, and an uptick in overall volatility, it’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William Baldwin covers investing, taxation and corporate finance. Good news for savers in fairly high tax brackets: Yields on ...

U.S. government bonds may be protect against default, but there are risks. July 26, 2012 — -- Investors throughout the world have been fleeing the gyrating stock market for the perceived safety ...

Listen to Jamie Dimon. This is what happens when a decade of zero rates catches up with reality. Count your fund's BBB-rated bonds and the percentage of assets sunk into them. When Jamie Dimon sees ...