Bonds

Investors don't appear to care that Deutsche Bank strategists think global stocks are not only at an "elevated" valuation, but "possibly the most elevated in aggregate through history." As most major stock indices continue trading near their all-time highs, Boris Schlossberg...

A common tactic among issuers of exchange-traded funds when bringing new products to market that are similar to existing funds is to undercut established rivals on fees. That is what Global X did Wednesday when it launched the Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (BATS: PFFD). The Global X U.S. Preferred...

With investors continuing their search for income and yield, bank loan or senior loan exchange-traded funds are seeing some renewed interest. The largest bank loan ETF is the PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio (NYSE: BKLN). BKLN, which tracks the PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio tracks the S&P/...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS)'s Goldman Sachs Asset Management unit, which includes the firm's exchange-traded funds business, added to its lineup of fixed income funds Thursday with the debut of a high-yield corporate bond ETF. The Goldman Sachs Access High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE...

In auto racing, a yellow flag warns drivers to be cautious. Investors might also be seeing yellow this morning after yesterday’s sharp move lower. Nearly every sector got smacked around Tuesday as worries about North Korea took their toll. Look for cautious trading. The last few times we...

Despite Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) boasting hundreds of billions of dollars on its balance sheet, the company is looking to tap the debt market for the seventh time this year alone. Apple is looking to raise $5 billion through a bond sale with various maturities of up to 30 years, Gadfly's Lisa...

Although the Federal Reserve has boosted interest rates twice this year, Treasury yields have not ascended in the expected fashion, prompting income investors to continue considering alternatives to prosaic fixed-income assets. That income search continues to include emerging markets bonds, an...

Investors looking to add some spice their fixed-income portfolios, particularly during rising interest rate environments, can consider convertible bonds. Convertibles are hybrid securities because they are bonds with embedded options that allow investors to convert the bonds into equity in the...

Less than a year after launching the Amplify YieldShares Prime 5 Dividend ETF (BATS: PFV), Amplify ETFs revealed significant changes to that exchange-traded fund. That fund is now known as the Amplify YieldShares Senior Loan and Income ETF(BATS: YESR). YESR follows the Prime Senior Loan and Income...

With U.S. interest rates still low by historical standards and several other marquee developed markets sporting negative sovereign debt yields, fixed income investors are turning to other areas to find yield. The resurgence in emerging markets assets has led some bond investors to higher-yielding...

With U.S. interest rates still near historic lows and other major developed markets sporting even more piddly sovereign debt yields, income investors continue embracing unique, high-yield asset classes such as preferred stocks. The universe of preferred exchange-traded funds grew Thursday with the...

In a year of record-breaking inflows for fixed-income exchange-traded funds and investment-grade corporate bond funds are among investors' preferred destinations. Three of the top 10 ETFs in terms of new assets added this year are bond funds, and two of those three are investment-grade...

Why would any investor want bond exposure when stocks continue to rise higher and many dividend payers offer superior yields? CNBC's Jim Cramer has a simple answer: Stocks are intended for capital appreciation, turning "money into more money." On the other hand, bonds are intended...

One of the primary selling points with exchange-traded funds has been and continues to be low fees. In many cases, index funds and ETFs offer expense ratios that are well below those offered by competing actively managed mutual funds, a trait that matters, particularly to long-term investors....

A bond is an asset class meant for those looking for a relatively safer investment avenue. Usually, an investor adds bonds to his portfolio to mitigate any loss stemming from a decline in equities. As always, with less risk comes fewer returns. Therefore, returns from bonds most often trail the...