Bonds have gotten a bad reputation over the past few years. They've gotten much more attractive over the past 12 months.

Some people use a basic asset allocation approach, others use a tactical style, varying percentages depending on market ...

Explore how each ETF’s unique bond mix shapes its risk profile and income potential for short-term fixed-income investors.

Exchange-traded funds evolved from passive portfolio building blocks into clever tools that help streamline many parts of an advisor’s workflow in the few decades of their existence. The examples are ...

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 ...

Fidelity's FBND ETF has greater exposure to riskier bonds, which may offer higher yields but come with greater volatility. Vanguard's BND ETF has over three times as many holdings and offers greater ...

Daniel Jark has 10+ years of professional experience as a wealth management advisor and portfolio manager at Genève Invest. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an ...

Fixed income has had a relatively good year in 2025. After a miserable 2022 bear market that saw long-term corporates and Treasuries fall more than 30% from peak to valley, bonds appear to be ...

Schwab Core Bond ETF (SCCR) launched in early 2025 and yields 4.32% monthly from investment-grade bonds. Fed rate cuts totaling 75 basis points to 3.75% have supported SCCR bond values and ...

IGEB is a bond index ETF focusing on investment-grade corporate bonds with comparatively high credit quality and wide spreads. IGEB's underlying index first selects applicable investment-grade bonds ...

The Schwab High Yield Bond ETF (SCYB) is a simple high-yield corporate bond index ETF, with a solid 7.0% dividend yield, a good performance track record, and a 0.03% expense ratio, the lowest in the ...