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” ...

What if a bond fund could earn 10% or more per year? It's possible -- but there are downsides.

Retail investor trends have expanded the opportunity set for index fund creators, especially in fixed-income. The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF provides an example of modern-day ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael writes on high income assets that help people retire early. Look, we all know US companies are raking in big ...

The fund has returned 8.12 percent over the past year, 9.10 percent over the past three years, 5.11 percent over the past five years and 6.63 percent over the past decade. The fund invests primarily ...

Brightline is "kind of its own animal," said Chad Farrington, co-head of Municipal Bond Investment Strategy at DWS, who warned there's a worry that its negative performance may lead to high-yield ...

Nominal yield, a key bond metric, is calculated by dividing the annual interest by the bond's face value, not purchase price. Learn its influence on bonds now.

Although HYBL's allocations are uncommon, I find them to be perfectly reasonable. The fund is simply investing in high-yield securities, both fixed-rate and variable-rate, without regard to their ...

Fixed-income investors got a one-two punch in mid-October: first, with the bankruptcy-protection filing of First Brands, a heavily indebted auto-parts company, and then, separately, when two regional ...

"Without this tool, the credits that emerge in the high-yield space would be otherwise inaccessible," said Jim Thompson, chairman and CEO of Preston Hollow Community Capital. A rise in the number of ...