Fixed income

The stalwart allocation has a logic to it, but its simplicity hides two significant problems.

Two porcine pals, two investment styles, two very different outcomes.

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.

Congress is gearing up for another debt war, and the collateral damage could include Social Security, Medicare and the stock market.

A brutal 2022 for fixed income, the worst year in many decades, took some shine off the decade-long track record of these exchange-traded bond funds.

Despite a down 2022, these funds were the best over the last decade.

Some household-name retailers got slammed. They weren't the only ones.

Stocks and bonds may start moving in opposite directions this year, after both tumbling and challenging the validity of the 60/40 portfolio.

There are some signs of relief that may set up savers for higher future returns, particularly in the bond market.