Investors who want to buy bonds have an embarrassment of options.

— -- Money Watch, a personal finance column that runs every Saturday, features a financial planner from the National Association of Personal Financial Advisorsanswering reader questions about ...

You might think you're taking a risk, but the risk of avoiding stocks is even greater.

Here are seven of the best Vanguard bond mutual funds and ETFs to buy today: ...

During your working years, skipping a quarterly rebalance rarely mattered much as you believed time was on your side. If your portfolio drifted toward stocks during a bull market, you had decades to ...

There are two common ways to think about a retirement budget: you can start with the lifestyle you want or the assets you ...

A lot of people assume that once they retire, they’ll be able to manage their expenses on Social Security alone. But you may be surprised by how little those benefits amount to. For context, the ...

Why settle for low returns on your nest egg when you can earn higher returns for about the same level of risk?

Understanding the nuances of how each product works is essential to determining whether they’re right for your financial goals — or how they might even work together. But comparing the ins and outs of ...

Fixed-income ETFs are becoming more popular than their mutual fund counterparts. Bond ETFs pulled in almost $344 billion through Oct. 31 this year, compared with $138 billion going into fixed income ...