A mix of stocks and bonds is typically a smart asset-allocation move. But the strategy has lagged behind the market in the ...

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BBBMX invests in a well-diversified portfolio of durable, performing fixed-income instruments, primarily focused on asset-backed securities, notes and bonds. The fund has returned 5.7% over the ...

The US Federal Reserve kept the federal funds target rate unchanged at 4.25%–4.50% during the quarter. Read more here.

The recovery has come on the back of optimism, confirmed by recent corporate earnings, that the highest-rated companies had ...

These junk bond mutual funds and ETFs can help investors target the riskiest but highest-yielding portion of the fixed-income ...

Pay extra close attention to the credit rating breakdown of a fund’s investments. If more than 5% to 10% of a fund’s assets are invested in securities rated below investment grade, it may ...

Click to enlarge. As we can see here, the current yield of the PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II is below the 11.61% peer median. Thus, while the fund’s yield is fairly impressive when compared to ...

And bonds lost 13.7% of their value, according to the Vanguard Total Bond Market Index. After inflation, it was the worst bond return in 97 years, according to a NASDAQ analysis.

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