Anyone familiar with the world of retirement planning and investing understands the importance of bonds. It is not for nothing that the closer you are to retirement, the greater your bond allocation.

Investors looking for more yield than US Treasuries provide often turn to corporate bonds, but the enormous number of issues and opaque market structure largely leaves them out of reach for individual ...

There’s no inherent advantage to sticking with a single fund manager, but some of the largest providers offer enough value to make loyalty worthwhile. Vanguard is one of them. Nowhere is this more ...

Considering near-term or three-year-plus goals? Corporate bond funds, investing in top-rated companies, offer relative safety ...

Schwab now offers 12 bond exchange-traded funds and six bond mutual funds, covering both taxable and tax-free categories. Low expense ratios across the board make these funds appealing to ...

Vanguard Core Plus Bond ETF (VPLS) offers a flexible, actively managed bond strategy with global diversification and ...

The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF offers diversified exposure to U.S. investment-grade corporate bonds with an intermediate-to-long duration profile. LQD is best used alongside ...

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For many advisors, bond funds are necessary and effective for diversifying investment portfolios. High net worth investors can, and frequently do, use bond funds to obtain exposure to bond ...

Investing in corporate bonds can be a daunting task, but a corporate bond fund can make this far easier. These are Morningstar analysts’ top-rated options. We looked for the funds with the best ...