For investors willing to take on more credit risk, high-yield bonds can help increase a portfolio’s yield. Funds with proven track records can help investors gain exposure to a diversified set of high ...

Intermediate core bond funds often form the foundation of bond portfolios, and these top-rated funds offer some of the best options for investors. To screen for the top-performing funds in this ...

With the Federal Reserve holding its policy interest rate steady yet again at 4.25% to 4.5%, investors continue to enjoy above-average yields from fixed income. Compared to the pre-2022 era, both bond ...

Municipal bonds, or "muni bonds," comprise debt securities issued by various states, cities, counties and other governmental entities to raise money to build roads, schools and a host of other ...

The debt securities category will always be the first choice for risk-averse investors because this class of instruments ...

For an average investor, high-yield bond mutual funds are the best to invest in bonds rated below investment grade, popularly known as junk bonds. This is because these funds hold a wide range of ...

Very few high-yield funds go right at the bottom of the barrel to get returns. XCCC is a rare bird that dives headfirst into the CCC rated bonds. Interestingly enough, it has taken CLO funds like ECC ...

The $11 trillion in assets manager has shifted its recommended allocations to 70% fixed income. It now has more than $1 trillion in funds committed to bonds. In investing’s age-old active versus ...