In this article, Russ Koesterich discusses recent changes to stock/bond correlations and the impact that inflation, or a lack ...

At its most basic level, diversification recognizes that asset classes — such as equities and bonds — carry different risks and rewards. By combining multiple sources of ...

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) rated Buy: 4.39% yield, monthly income, USD-hedged diversification, and ...

Ultra-low interest rates, a result of generous quantitative easing following the 2008 global financial crisis, defined the past decade in capital markets. But that can’t be the case indefinitely, and ...

Quick Read BNDX returned around 6% in 2025 but lagged U.S. bonds by roughly 4.5 percentage points. The fund has essentially ...

Economic growth is slowing, inflation is normalizing, and the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to begin cutting interest rates later this year, all of which should encourage municipal bond investors ...

Fixed-income represented a surprising bright spot in 2025, despite the warnings of "bond vigilantes" and inflation pressure.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bonds have a coupon rate, which is the interest an issuer pays you for loaning them money. Bonds have a maturity ...

“No other fund manager made more money for people than Bill Gross,” wrote Karen Dolan of Morningstar Inc. when naming the bond king the fixed-income manager of the decade in 2010, and she could have ...

You may be familiar with bonds, but bond funds are a different way to invest in them. A bond fund is a professionally managed pool of bonds — held inside an exchange-traded fund (ETF) or mutual fund — ...

This year, let alone a few days in mid-March, is a good reminder of the role bonds and bond ETFs can play within a portfolio. Yes, there has been uncertainty as to whether the Federal Reserve will ...

I’ve had a few thoughts watching bond markets convulse lately. First, you’d think fixed income would be a good place to be when the Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates. Yet, the Morningstar US ...