Some idea of where equilibrium might be for interest rates is important to gauge both the stringency of monetary policy as well as the value opportunity for bonds. For investors, bond yields tend to ...

Investing can be filled with a lot of industry jargon. Par value is a term you may hear in relation to the value of a bond or share of stock. In this instance, we are concerned with the par value of ...

Bond funds and individual bonds both protect wealth differently. Here’s how to decide which fits your portfolio, according to financial advisors.

Bond convexity measures price sensitivity to interest rate changes in the secondary market. Positive convexity increases bond value as interest rates fall; negative does the opposite. Understanding ...

Interest rates are going up, and tax rates are going down. What does this mean for bond investors? Should investors still own bonds? And, if they do, how do the new tax laws affect how and where they ...

Rising bond yields and declining commercial real estate values pose significant risks to banks, mirroring the early 2023 banking crisis. Banks face increased unrealized losses from securities and ...

The latest market news has centered around rising bond yields. What does that mean? Well in short, it means that it has been a bad time to own bonds. In the traditional sense, most investors tend to ...