Unlike corporate bonds or Treasurys, most municipal bond funds pay income that's exempt from federal income tax, and certain variants may also be exempt from state or alternative minimum tax. While ...

If you're looking for a Investment Grade Bond - Short fund category, then a potential option is Vanguard Short-Term Investment Grade Fund Investor (VFSTX). VFSTX possesses a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of ...

One notable trend across both mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is the growing prevalence of core-plus fixed-income strategies. These funds operate under a two-part mandate. The "core" ...

Floating-rate funds can provide income investors with diversification and some protection from interest rate risk. They can ...

No matter your investing style, the best Fidelity mutual funds offer solid active management at relatively low cost.

The popular fund house that John C. Bogle built manages some of the best-known broadly diversified stock funds, bond funds and balanced portfolios. Forbes Advisor has built our listing of the best ...

Morningstar’s Guide to Active Fixed-Income Investing lays out the case for active bond funds. In short, the complexity and inefficiencies of the bond market spell opportunity for skilled portfolio ...

In Bonds, Benchmarks, and Index Funds, Morningstar director of manager research Alec Lucas lays out the case for active fixed-income funds. His team’s research shows how the makeup of the bond market ...

Fixed-income ETFs are becoming more popular than their mutual fund counterparts. Bond ETFs pulled in almost $344 billion through Oct. 31 this year, compared with $138 billion going into fixed income ...

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