Bonds are a relatively safe investment and are used to offset riskier investments like stocks. Find out why and how to buy ...

Now that bonds offer decent yields, investors have been barreling into fixed-income mutual and exchange-traded funds. Taxable bond funds and ETFs pulled in net inflows (the sum of money deposited ...

Most municipal bonds fall into one of two categories—general obligation and revenue—based on how repayment funds are to be sourced. General obligation bonds are so called because there isn’t ...

Investors are flocking to a diverse group of categories—from conservative ultrashort bond funds to far riskier bank loans to wide-ranging multisector strategies. Each category is unique from the ...

A callable bond may be redeemed by its issuer before it reaches maturity. Bonds are essentially loans from investors to companies or governments that must be paid back with interest. The issuer of ...

What makes I-bonds so unique compared to other types of bonds is that they provide a bit of protection against high inflation. In addition to paying a fixed interest rate that the Treasury sets ...

A savings bond is a debt security that's distributed and backed by the U.S. government. The federal government issues two types of savings bonds: Series EE and Series I bonds. Series EE bonds ...

ESG bonds fund sustainability projects, either directly or indirectly. In 2024, global ESG debt eclipsed $6.3 trillion. ESG bonds generally offer lower interest rates but are valued for their ...

These ETFs and mutual funds invest in different types of short-term bonds and earn Morningstar’s top rating heading into 2025. We sell different types of products and services to both investment ...

It is open to all types of issuers that are looking to issue securities that meet our listing criteria, which are based on the green and social bond principles as well as the sustainability ...