Corporate bond sales just shattered a pandemic-era record, and the borrowing binge fueling AI hardware is starting to crack the credit markets in ways that could flip the entire trade on its…
When rent, insurance, and utilities show up on the same date every month, your portfolio has no room to run short. Three ETFs pull income from completely different sources, but the real…
Mark July 29 on the calendar. That is the next scheduled FOMC decision, and according to JPMorgan Asset Management CIO Bob Michael, every Fed meeting is now live for a potential rate…
The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQD) closed last week at $109.36, up about 6.5% over the past year as the Fed cut rates three times between October and…
If you own iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQD) for the monthly check, the recent run of distributions has been steady. LQD paid $4.94 across 2025, up from $4.76…
John Seetoo The Federal Reserve cut rates three times between September and December 2025, bringing its benchmark rate down from 4.5% to its current level of 3.75%. Then it stopped. The January 2026 meeting…
The Schwab Core Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SCCR) generates income by holding investment-grade bonds and passing interest payments to shareholders. Launched in February 2025 as an actively managed fund, SCCR focuses on high-quality U.S.…
When investment-grade corporate bonds deliver monthly income while rates remain elevated, the question is whether the total package justifies a portfolio allocation. iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:LQD) answers…
After a dismal May, ETF inflows in stock, bond and gold funds were quite strong. Contrarians would ask if the bond ETF class reaching $1 trillion in assets may have market a…
ThinkstockExchange traded funds (ETFs) almost undoubtedly have unseated mutual funds in their importance in the daily swings in the stock and bond markets. Mutual funds are still important to the markets, but these…
ThinkstockBond yields have risen over the past month or two, and many investors expected those yields to keep rising. That was before Monday. The latest European debacle in Cyprus wanting to steal depositor funds…
The world of high-yield corporate bonds and the world of investment-grade corporate bonds may be nearing another near-term inflection point. Many retail investors have to go find yield elsewhere outside of the…
