BEST BETS AMONG THE BOND FUNDSNo abstract available.Nickel, KarenFortune
Find out the best bonds to buy right now. This page outlines the top bonds in the market and why they're a good investment opportunity.
Investors exploring alternatives to bond mutual funds have plenty of other options to consider. One alternative isfunds, which provide exposure to stocks and can offer the potential for capital appreciation. Another option isfunds, which diversify investments across different asset classes, including stoc...
Here are several broad types of taxable-bond funds to consider: Domestic Taxable-Bond Funds:ETFs and mutual funds that land in the long-term, intermediate-term, short-term, and ultrashort bond categories cluster here. These bond funds blend government bonds, asset-backed or mortgage-backed secur...
Morningstar Category: Short-Term Government Expense Ratio: 0.03% Effective Duration: 1.89 years Schwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF is the first name on our list of the best short-term bond funds from the short-term government-bond category. This passive bond ETF tracks the Bloomberg US Treasury...
People investing in bond mutual funds for the long term may want to buy funds with sales charges, or loads, rather than those they get for nothing.Tim Quinson
Best Bond Index Funds — US Taxable Corporate and Government Bond Mutual Funds Best US Corporate and Government Total and Intermediate Bond Index Funds Best Bond Index Funds with Lowest Costs This feature gives a list of the lowest cost mutual funds investments. Scan the summary in this summary ...
bond funds can be an excellent choice for investors looking for cash flow, such as retirees, or those who want to reduce their overall portfolio risk but still earn a return. Long-term corporate bond funds can be good for risk-averse investors who want more yield than government bond funds...
taxable bond funds to consider now, based on each fund outperforming the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index over the last one-, three-, five- and 10-year periods. Shaded cells indicate the best-of-the-best funds based on 10-year performance. Of 756 U.S. taxable bond fu...
Bond Products Various types of bond options exist as well, from those issued by the U.S. government to those issued by corporations. I Series savings bonds, known asI bonds, are issued by the U.S. Treasury, with a yield that is indexed to current inflation rates. Though I bonds can so...