If investors are looking at the High Yield - Bonds fund category, make sure to pass over Federated Institutional High Yield Bond (FIHBX). FIHBX possesses a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 4 (Sell), which is ...

While reading the JPMorgan Guide to the Markets, I noticed that dollar-denominated emerging market bonds are the second-highest-yielding fixed-income sub-asset class. Only senior loans have higher ...

Benchmark bonds set performance standards for other bonds. This article covers their definition, operation, and examples that ...

Insurance against Fed rate hikes with 'rate-hedged' ETFs doesn't come cheap Would you be willing to pay a fee of up to 1% of your annual bond-fund return to gain protection against rising U.S.

The Franklin Dynamic Municipal Bond ETF is an active muni bond ETF, focused on investment-grade munis, with a tax-advantaged ...

Tied to inflation, newly purchased I bonds will pay a 3.98% annual interest from May 1 through October 31, which is up from the 3.11% yield offered since November 1, 2024. This rate is lower than the ...

The fund has returned 5.93 percent over the past year, 8.35 percent over the past three years, and 4.70 percent over the past five years.

Fixed income is for stability. In 2025, interest rates on fixed deposits fell, while yields on government bonds increased.