Bond investments don't often outperform the stock market, but they can give you peace of mind and steady income.

The investment seeks total return. The fund, under normal circumstances, invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds. It will generally seek to ...

Third-party rating agencies provide bond ratings ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). When three ratings are available from Moody's Ratings, S&P and Fitch, the middle rating is used. When two are ...

The Fund (Institutional Class) returned 2.32 percent in the third quarter, outperforming its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index, by 0.29 percent. Duration contributed positively to absolute ...

This ETF targets a diversified mix of investment grade bonds, aiming to deliver stable income and total return for investors.

Most of the largest active bond funds beat their peers in the quarter, while most of the largest index funds lagged. The PIMCO Total Return Fund tied for the top rank among the largest active funds.

It’s even more apparent when we express the gap as a percentage of total return, which I’ve done in the chart below. In summary, bond-fund investors captured around half of their funds’ total returns, ...

Fidelity is heavily invested in the bond market, having some of the top bond ETFs. But how will one of its best funds compare ...