High-yield fixed-income investments aim to provide steady income, capital preservation and higher returns than traditional fixed-income assets like government bonds or savings accounts. Although these ...

Fixed-income exchange-traded funds provide diversified bond exposure, often at a low cost. Passive fixed-income ETFs lower expenses because they rely on an index to define their holdings. Investors ...

Vanguard has broadened its suite of model portfolios for financial advisors with the introduction of two new fixed income offerings. The Risk Diversification Tax-Aware Model and the Income Focused ...

For years, fixed-income investments were overlooked in favor of high-growth equities and alternative assets, as low interest rates made bonds and similar instruments less appealing. However, the tide ...

Investors are facing the prospect of "higher for longer" interest rates, and that presents an opportunity for those who want to build up portfolio income. The Federal Reserve dialed back its ...

Vanguard has launched its first dynamic asset allocation fixed income model portfolios. The portfolios, the Vanguard Fixed Income Risk Diversification and Vanguard Fixed Income Total Return, went live ...

On this episode of The Long View, Eric Jacobson, Morningstar’s senior principal for fixed-income strategies, talks about what has changed the entire face of the bond market, passive fixed income, ...

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Fixed income has long been considered the defensive backbone of a diversified portfolio. That role, however, is under unprecedented pressure. In early 2024, the Federal Reserve paused its anticipated ...