Bonds are paying meaningful income again, but dividend ETFs still shine for long-term growth. Here's how to decide which ...

Bond-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) capitalize on two strategies commonly employed by investors seeking a low-lift, passive approach to their investments. ETFs are, by nature, an appealing ...

Fixed-income ETFs are becoming more popular than their mutual fund counterparts. Bond ETFs pulled in almost $344 billion through Oct. 31 this year, compared with $138 billion going into fixed income ...

A 5.91% yield sounds like exactly what a retirement portfolio needs, but what comes along with that number is quietly pushing ...

Exchange-traded funds evolved from passive portfolio building blocks into clever tools that help streamline many parts of an advisor’s workflow in the few decades of their existence. The examples are ...

If you are new to bond investing, it helps to start with the concept of the risk-free rate. Practically speaking, this refers to the return investors can expect from lending short-term to the U.S.

The Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF (FTSD) is an actively managed fund that holds short-term, high-quality government debt. FTSD suits conservative, income-focused investors and fits well ...

SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF (SPTI) yields 3.76% with a 0.03% expense ratio and $9.6B in assets, while Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF (FLTB) yields 4.27% with 72% corporate bond ...

Bonds are financial instruments that investors buy to earn interest. Essentially, buying a bond means lending money to the issuer, which could be a company or government entity. The bond has a ...

Lan-Ahn Tran: They incur an opportunity cost. Brooke's Note: The whole idea of alts or private investments got traction at a time when rates got so low that bonds were paying pitiful yields. But now ...

Americans who are retired or are approaching retirement and are evaluating their investment portfolios can turn to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that may offer built-in diversification for core ...

Vanguard just raised the bar with target-maturity bond ETFs no competitor can match on price.