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 — ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. There are a broad range of bond options available to you, ranging from safe investments like Treasuries to risky but high ...

Refunded bonds secure investor principal by holding the cash amount aside via the original issuer, providing low-risk investment akin to U.S. Treasuries.

Emerging-market bond funds are beating other US-dollar-denominated bond categories in 2025. Among the catalysts are the rising creditworthiness of emerging-market countries and increasing demand for ...

Fidelity is heavily invested in the bond market, having some of the top bond ETFs. But how will one of its best funds compare ...

US investors kept leaning away from risk in August 2025 as they put $77 billion to work in mainly fixed-income open-end funds and exchange-traded funds. Taxable-bond funds led, with their largest ...

Explore municipal bonds and money market funds, comparing their tax benefits, risks, and returns to make informed investment decisions.