To understand the types of risks associated with bonds, it helps to know that bonds are often placed into two main categories: investment-grade and high-yield bonds. Investment-grade bonds are ...

High-yield bonds are debt securities, also known as junk bonds, that are issued by corporations. They can provide a higher yield than investment-grade bonds, but they are also riskier investments.

This year’s seesaw action in the stock market has emphasized two important concepts for investors: Diversification can lower your day-to-day risk, and income-producing investments can help you remain ...

High-yield (also known as "junk bond") bonds are a special type of corporate bond with lower than investment-grade credit ratings. This designation usually refers to a rating of below BBB or Baa ...

Benchmarked against the Bloomberg US Credit Index, the strategy focuses on investment-grade corporate bonds. However, it may also hold smaller stakes in nonindex sectors, such as high-yield ...

NEWTH notes offer an attractive yield-to-call of 9.9%, far exceeding comparable investment-grade and high-yield bond ETFs.

HYG ETF provides monthly income from diversified, high-yield corporate bonds. It offers liquidity similar to stocks, trading on exchanges with flexibility. Understand risks -- HYG includes non ...

The high-yield market, particularly in the U.S. and Europe, is attracting institutional investors globally including those from Asia as hopes of Fed rate cuts boosting investment-grade returns ...

The High Yield Fund invests primarily in non-investment grade bonds with maturities of ten years or less. The High Yield Fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in high yield bonds.