Looking to add a shot of yield to your bond portfolio? Your timing isn’t great. High-yield bonds’ spreads over Treasury bonds are near historical lows, and corporate layoffs are surging, a sign that ...

A bond yield is a measure of the return that an investor will receive on their capital. There are different ways to define it ...

Most bonds pay a fixed interest rate, so existing bonds become more attractive if interest rates fall, driving up demand for them and increasing their market value. If interest rates rise, investors ...

For an average investor, high-yield bond mutual funds are the best to invest in bonds rated below investment grade, popularly known as junk bonds. This is because these funds hold a wide range of ...

HYS delivers a 7.1% yield from short-term high-yield bonds while limiting interest rate risk through 0-5 year maturities. The fund outperformed investment-grade bonds by 33% over five years but ...

One notable trend across both mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is the growing prevalence of core-plus fixed-income strategies. These funds operate under a two-part mandate. The “core” ...

Allspring High Yield Bond Fund trailed its benchmark in Q4 2025 amid a resilient economy and Fed easing. Read the full ...

Allspring Short-Term Bond Plus Fund outperformed the Bloomberg 1-3 Year Government/Credit Bond Index benchmark for the quarter. Read more here.

For an average investor, high-yield bond mutual funds are the best to invest in bonds rated below investment grade, popularly known as junk bonds. This is because these funds hold a wide range of ...