Markets & Economy
Government debt and what it means for investors
The headlines are alarming, the mechanisms are specific, and the implications for a portfolio are narrower than the coverage suggests.
Topic
yields
Every Finance Spyder article tagged yields — 3 pieces across 3 sections.
Funds & ETFs
Bond funds and how they differ from bonds
A bond has a maturity date and a bond fund does not, which changes the experience of holding one substantially.
Asset Allocation
What bonds do in a portfolio
They are frequently misunderstood as safe, and their behaviour depends on duration, credit quality and the reason for holding them.