Bonds help add diversity to your portfolio and control risk. But they can be complicated. Zero-coupon bonds are cheaper to invest in than conventional bonds but have some unique characteristics that ...

Exhibit 1 shows April returns for a sample of Morningstar analyst-rated ETFs that serve as proxies for major asset classes. Investors in a blended global portfolio earned a 1.01% return last month, as ...

Bonds can help diversify your investment plan. They tend to be less volatile and less risky than stocks, and when held to maturity, can offer more stable and consistent returns. Bonds are IOUs issued ...

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Over the long run, stocks tend to perform much better than bonds. Still, it's good to understand bonds, and they can add some balance to a portfolio. Bonds are essentially long-term loans. If a ...