A version of this article was published in the November 2015 issue of Morningstar ETFInvestor. Download a complimentary copy of ETFInvestor here. Flaw of Averages Duration, by itself, is a crude ...

A bond yield refers to the returns earned by investors on a bond and can be calculated using a variety of methods. Common variations of a bond yield include coupon rate, current yield and yield to ...

Interest rates have skyrocketed YTD, leading to wild swings in bond fund yields. Yields can be measured in several different ways too, which further complicates matters. Thought an article looking at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Making wealth creation easy, accessible and transparent. A yield curve sheds light on what many people view as the economy's ...

The yield to maturity of a single bond is the overall annual interest rate you will earn if you buy the IOU and hold it to maturity. But bond funds hold dozens if not hundreds or thousands of bonds, ...

The Invesco BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond ETF is a maturity matched corporate bond fund. The collateral is composed of a pool of investment grade U.S. corporate bonds, which mature before December ...

Wall Street has been going into a tailspin due to rising rate worries and stagflation fears. The Federal Reserve increased its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point last week, matching ...

Yields on bonds of different maturities reveal much about an economy’s prospects For centuries, governments have turned to investors to fund their activities. They mostly do this by issuing bonds.

Much has been made about an impending recession. The reasons, however, are seldom discussed, are even less understood, and do little to inform what actions investors should take (if any). Economists ...

The 10-year Treasury is like the weatherman of the lending market. When the yield on these government securities changes, it can indicate a shift in the weather pattern across all borrowing rates, ...

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