"Looking at the first six months of the year, combining those two, the C Fund's up 6% and the S Fund's up 2%," said Art Stein.

Columbia Threadneedle’s Bond Fund beat its benchmark in Q2 2025 with smart duration and credit picks. See how it navigated ...

Companies' U.S. dollar bond issuance will likely carry September to one of the heaviest months for investment-grade supply ...

The Hartford Sustainable Municipal Bond Fund (I Share) outperformed the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index during the period.

Stocks are pricing in significant earnings growth, and significant economic growth, yet at the same time, the macro data are ...

Investors in the top tax bracket can earn yields equivalent to 8% from high-quality long-dated municipal bonds, this Baird team says.

The other drawback with a total bond market index is that even though it does include short-term bonds, you can’t tell your index fund provider that in a given year like 2022, where longer-term ...

This gap fluctuates depending on market trends; it was wider in 2020 and 2021 when companies issued longer-term bonds amid low interest rates, and it narrowed in 2022 when interest rates rose.