Simplistically, tapering is the ending of economic stimulus policies. It's been hard for Americans to avoid headlines and statements about "tapering" in recent months, as economists and policymakers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William Baldwin covers investing, taxation and corporate finance. Good news for savers in fairly high tax brackets: Yields on ...

This third and final column on bonds is focused on understanding the risks that come with investing in bonds. While many investors think of stocks as the “risky” investment and bonds as the “safe” one ...

Government bonds are debt securities issued by a government to support its spending and obligations. Investors who buy these bonds are, in essence, lending money to the government. In return, the ...

Learning how to buy bonds is an essential part of your education as an investor. A well-diversified investment portfolio should strike a balance between equities and fixed income, letting you ride out ...

Bonds are fixed-income instruments that corporations, governments, and municipalities issue to raise capital. In return for the capital provided, the issuer pays interest over a set period and repays ...

President Donald Trump has gone on a bond-buying spree since taking office, reportedly sinking more than $100 million into debt issued by big companies and municipal governments alike. The White House ...

Many investors focus primarily on stocks. However, the global bond market is even bigger than the stock market. With that in mind, it isn't surprising that 36 of the 97 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ...

TOKYO, June 4 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is considering slowing the pace of tapering in its bond purchases from next fiscal year onward, said four sources familiar with its thinking, a move that ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Some market players urged the Bank of Japan to increase buying of super-long bonds, or terminate tapering for that maturity, in the wake of sharp rises in their yields, the central ...

Vanguard‘s fixed-income exchange-traded funds are popular with investors, for a few reasons. A good place to start your search for the best Vanguard fixed-income ETFs to buy is with the Morningstar ...