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 — ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. There are a broad range of bond options available to you, ranging from safe investments like Treasuries to risky but high ...
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Jonathan Ponciano is a financial journalist with nearly a decade of experience covering markets, technology, and entrepreneurship. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...
Emerging-market bond funds are beating other US-dollar-denominated bond categories in 2025. Among the catalysts are the rising creditworthiness of emerging-market countries and increasing demand for ...
Municipal bond funds like TFI are best suited for investors with a marginal tax rate of 24% or higher, due to tax-equivalent yields. Open-ended ETFs like TFI avoid large discounts/premiums to NAV but ...
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 ...