Exhibit 1 shows April returns for a sample of Morningstar analyst-rated ETFs that serve as proxies for major asset classes. Investors in a blended global portfolio earned a 1.01% return last month, as ...

Your Benchmark is Worthless Well, maybe not if you're talking about niches like Ginnie Mae or Treasury funds, but when it comes to your core bond portfolio, the Bloomberg Barclays (née Lehman Brothers ...

Voters in the Wichita school district have a big decision on Feb. 25: whether to approve a $450 million bond issue to modernize schools. The bond issue would pay to rebuild seven elementary and middle ...

As an investor, municipal bonds could offer you tax-exempt income, which can carry more attractive advantages if current tax rates increase, and higher income-generating capabilities after accounting ...

Fixed-income securities — traditional tools to dampen portfolio volatility — are now behind investment strategies intended to guarantee retirement in-come and cash flow. In its most basic form, this ...

While Benzinga mostly covers actionable trading ideas and news stories, we've decided to delve a bit deeper into personal finance. The team at Benzinga would like to assist readers with not just their ...

In my last podcast, I set out to answer a series of common questions about bonds. Here’s one I’ve been hearing on and off since 2009: “With yields so low now, is it even worth it to invest in bonds?

Many investors lack a basic understanding of fixed-income investing, says research released recently by BlackRock. The lack of knowledge is particularly troublesome at a time when interest rates are ...

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