The roller coaster ride of the stock market in recent weeks has some investors wondering if they should seek safer and perhaps more dependable options to protect their money. Bonds are seen by some ...

President Donald Trump’s efforts to stack the Federal Reserve with economists willing to cut interest rates is providing all the drama this week. But the longer-term future for monetary policy, the ...

There were no rate cuts for much of 2025. Then, in September 2025, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a ...

When you think about how to buy a bond, the bond issuer, or borrower, typically agrees to pay you interest as well as return the original amount loaned once the bond reaches maturity. This can make ...

According to credit ratings agency S&P Global Inc. (ticker: SPGI), investment-grade bonds carry a minimum rating of BBB and can go as high as AAA. However, only a handful of issuers hold the highest ...

The longest-term Treasurys are down about two-thirds from their peak. Is that cheap enough? The bears are in control of the bond market. During the great bond bubble of the past decade, many Wall ...

Vanguard‘s fixed-income exchange-traded funds are popular with investors, for a few reasons. A good place to start your search for the best Vanguard fixed-income ETFs to buy is with the Morningstar ...

No need to make long-term investing any more complicated than it needs to be! The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF(NYSEMKT: VOO) is the largest ETF in the world, with more than $820 billion under its watch. Its ...

The flexibility of I Bonds make them unique in providing defense against both inflation and deflation. I Bond yields are currently better than those of all super-safe Treasuries out to 10 years.

I Bonds, inflation-protected U.S. Treasury Savings Bonds, are making a comeback due to recent economic unpredictability and tariff impacts. Unlike other Treasuries, I Bonds offer flexibility in ...

Cryptocurrencies have been plummeting in recent weeks, but one in particular looks like a savvy buy right now.