In many ways, bonds are more complex than stocks. Investors use a host of different metrics to evaluate bond investments, and one involves a concept known as duration, which helps an investor ...

When professional investors discuss the credit market, a term that often arises is duration, which is used to measure the sensitivity of a bond’s trading price to changes in interest rates ...

It's time for conservative, older investors to start thinking about their bonds. Indeed, bonds aren't an exhilarating asset class. Whenever you hear about action in the bond market, it's often about ...

How and Why to Invest in ETFs: Demystifying the Vehicle Taking Markets by Storm Bond ETFs are becoming a go-to way to tap the world’s $140 trillion fixed income market. This guide breaks down the main ...

MBS went through an interesting Employment Friday. I know it’s hard to remember back after a long weekend (especially for N.E. fans), but the bond market sold off pretty substantially on Friday after ...

If rates have indeed crested, fixed-income investors may benefit from a combination of coupon income and modest price ...

Bond prices are sensitive to interest rate changes, and bond duration is a measure of just how sensitive. For instance, in Exhibit 1.1 (shown in my last article), an increase in interest rates for the ...

Faced with the dilemma of historically low bond yields and high equity market valuations, investors are using short-term bonds to park assets until they decide what to do next. But instead of renting ...