Bond rating agencies evaluate the creditworthiness of debt securities and issuers. Learn about their benefits, criticisms, ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas including investing, ...

You may be familiar with bonds, but bond funds are a different way to invest in them. A bond fund is a professionally managed pool of bonds — held inside an exchange-traded fund (ETF) or mutual fund — ...

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 ...

Bonds remain an important part of long-term portfolio asset allocations. After years of poor performance, stable interest rates and improved credit quality have made them more attractive today. The ...