Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Long-term bond ETFs own diversified portfolios of bonds with maturities of 10 years or longer. Our list of the best long-term bond ...

(But not this year.) Still, whether you’re age 20 or 70, you’ll want at least some exposure to bond ETFs in your portfolio for the long run. That is, unless you can stomach a potentially big ...

Disclaimer: Please note that by default this calculator uses the prime interest rate for bond payment calculations. This is purely for convenience and not an indication of the interest rate that might ...

Of course, you can get them just fine today, now that the current I-bond rate is down. The rate is set every six months, in May and November, and is made up of two components. One is based on the ...

Low-risk, inflation-linked I bonds may be worth considering. Interest earned in the previous six months is added to the bond’s principal. The Treasury sets new I bond interest rates in May and ...

The quick answer to this question is that a stripped bond (or "strip bond") is a bond that has had its main components broken up into a zero-coupon bond and a series of coupon payments.

If you’re interested in receiving relatively higher yields — and don’t mind taking on some extra risk — high-yield bond funds, also known as “junk” bond funds, may be an asset class to ...

Global bond sales will climb 17% this year to about $9 trillion with momentum from the third quarter likely sustained, S&P Global Ratings said, revising up a previous estimate. The pace of bond ...

Today on the show, Rob Armstrong discusses what the bond market knows with Derek Brower, the FT’s US political news editor. Also we go long Coca-Cola, and short a decisive election result.