Looking for consistent income in retirement beyond Social Security? Need more frequent payouts than the quarterly dividends ...

Costs are nearly identical, but iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF offers a slightly higher yield than Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF Both ETFs delivered the same 1-year ...

You may not think of Vanguard when it comes to junk bonds, but its new high-yield bond ETF may be one of the best in its ...

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF delivers similar returns and risk to ISTB but at a lower expense ratio. BSV holds just 30 bonds versus ISTB’s nearly 7,000, leading to different sector exposures. Both ...

Vanguard is a favorite for many investors, thanks to its wide portfolio of index funds with very low expenses. Many of the ...

Zachary Evens: Bonds play an important role in portfolios. They spin off reliable income and provide ballast when stocks sink. But bonds are not without risk. Some can be whipsawed by interest rate ...

Quick Read BNDX returned around 6% in 2025 but lagged U.S. bonds by roughly 4.5 percentage points. The fund has essentially broken even over five years with a -0.97% return. Dividends rose ...