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Index investing allows investors to mirror the broader market with their portfolios while paying low fees. Some examples are small-cap, mid-cap, large-cap, and bond index funds.

The traditional 60/40 portfolio is still alive and well despite the headlines suggesting that it's gone the way of the dodo.

Needless to say, it's been a roller coaster ride for the bond markets in 2022, but heavy volatility can be a trader's friend.

With short-term Treasury yields rising, it's an opportune time to get short-duration bond exposure.

If cash is king, then short-term fixed income can share the throne in the current market uncertainty, according to notable economist Mohamed El-Erian.

For young investors, the exchange traded fund (ETF) offers a dynamic investment vehicle that flows over into the bond markets.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund (NASDAQ:VCIT – Get Rating) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,440,000 shares, a drop of 41.3% from the April 30th total of 5,860,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,618,800 shares, […]

The U.S. Federal Reserve, according to its latest minutes, appears to be looking at more rate hikes.

Whipsawing stock market indexes could be pushing investors back into bonds. Both stocks and bonds have been having a rough year, but the latter asset may be showing signs of reasserting itself as a safe haven.

A risk-off sentiment was going to catch up to the junk bond market at some point as the major stock market indexes continue to see red.