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 — ...
Generally, bonds and stocks move in different directions: If stocks go down, bonds typically either hold their value or go up ...
Anyone familiar with the world of retirement planning and investing understands the importance of bonds. It is not for nothing that the closer you are to retirement, the greater your bond allocation.
A basic three-fund portfolio includes a US equity index fund, an international-equity index fund, and a total bond market index fund. It can be an exchange-traded fund portfolio or a traditional index ...
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 ...
Over the three-month period, investor sentiment shifted from caution to relative optimism. The ETF's out-of-benchmark exposure to certain "plus" categories contributed to performance versus the ...
The TCW Securitized Bond Fund I-Class gained 1.42% net of fees in the second quarter of 2025 to finish ahead of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index by 21 bps. On the commercial MBS front, Index returns ...