Bond funds

Impact investment through municipal bonds is generally perceived as risky. But it doesn't have to be that way.

With the recent tariff-induced volatility, some advisors have been thinking twice before jumping into bond funds, but for those still interested, knowing the details can help choose the right one.

Last year was a disaster for bonds (and stocks), but some fixed-income U.S. ETFs that focus on exotic assets or use complex strategies have had a truly horrible decade.

Nick Maroutsos, the head of global bonds at Janus Henderson Investors, is joining the legions of well-off Americans casting aside the shackles of their day jobs.

The lineup of exclusively short-duration fixed-income products, taxable and municipal, still managed an overall gain.

The top 20 performers nearly doubled the gains of their peers over the period.

The new fund, expected to begin trading next quarter, will carry an expense ratio of less than half the new actively managed offering.

These 20 mutual funds and ETFs here are home to roughly $45 billion in assets.

The top 20 more than doubled the gains of their fixed-income industry peers.

Time and again, they’ve seemingly held up during periods of market stress and proved the skeptics wrong.

Global equities notched their largest monthly gain since at least 1988, while multiple major benchmarks are at or near all-time highs.

Flows into U.S. fixed-income products this year have already surpassed the total for all of last year.

The world’s largest debt market may not be as sleepy as it seems.

Funds that buy debt backing sustainability matters grew 12% from the end of 2019 globally, reaching a record $209.5 billion of assets, data show.

Innovator ETFs, an asset manager, will debut its so-called buffer funds at a time when Treasury yields are hovering near historic lows and duration risk climbs.

Despite besting the broader market over the long-term, those at the top have underperformed in the first half of 2020.

Mass exodus from the market has forced managers to dump securities to raise cash, sending prices tumbling the most in at least four decades.

The central bank is now the third largest holder of the $54 billion iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD).

While determined to capitalize on the distortions created by the coronavirus, the bank says the offering won’t “act as vulture investors.”

Don’t expect significant changes anytime soon to longstanding complaints about conflicts of interest in the “issuer pay” model of the ratings business.