Bonds can add diversification to a portfolio if you're looking for fixed-income investments. If you're new to bond investing, you may not be familiar with certain key terms, such as nominal yield. A ...

The bond yield helps an investor compare the return from a bond instrument with their own return expectation, and other similar bond instruments.

Discover the essentials of discount bonds, including their definition, key risks, and how yield to maturity (YTM) can ...

A bond's coupon rate is fixed, specifying the annual payment relative to the bond's face value. Calculating bond coupon rate is straightforward: divide annual payments by the bond's face value. Yield ...

Shares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:USHY) is one of the cheapest ways to access a junk-bond income ...

A version of this article was published in the November 2015 issue of Morningstar ETFInvestor. Download a complimentary copy of ETFInvestor here. Flaw of Averages Duration, by itself, is a crude ...

Bonds can provide passive income, some of which may be tax-free if you’re investing in municipal bonds. The tax-equivalent yield formula can be a useful tool for comparing taxable and tax-free bond ...