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 ...

Jonathan Ponciano is a financial journalist with nearly a decade of experience covering markets, technology, and entrepreneurship. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...

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 ...

Insurance against Fed rate hikes with 'rate-hedged' ETFs doesn't come cheap Would you be willing to pay a fee of up to 1% of your annual bond-fund return to gain protection against rising U.S.

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