High‑yield bonds can feel confusing because they offer high income but also higher risk, which may leave you unsure about where they fit in your financial plan. When you understand the basics, you can ...

Rates recently took a leg higher across the fixed income market, but some investors see opportunity in high-yield bonds.

What is a bond? This beginner's guide explains how bonds work as investments, their benefits, and how to start buying them ...

High yield bonds offer superior returns with manageable risk when selected using strict criteria on credit rating, maturity, and leverage metrics. My portfolio favors bonds with maturities under 5 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Once known as junk bonds, the high-yield bond market has gotten a lot safer. This market is home to debt issued by borrowers with lower relative credit quality and a higher relative risk of default, ...

There's just not a lot of outstanding high-yield debt, so it's not as easy to "impute " what other high-yield sectors are doing, said Spline Data founder and CEO Matthew Smith. As the muni market ...