In certain areas around the globe, government debt is producing negative yields, prompting investors to rethink the strategy of bonds as a safe haven. While that risk has yet to touch U.S. borders, corporate debt is heading into that territory, but certain exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can give investors the positive yield they desire. As that debt continues to rise, the interest rate risk is rising with it.

It's certainly been the summer of bonds after the equities markets spooked investors into safer haven assets like government debt. With global events like Brexit and the Hong Kong protests in full swing, Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher foresees a challenging bond market up ahead. You could go on and on and on,” said Schumacher.

It’s certainly been the summer of bonds after the equities markets spooked investors into safer haven assets like government debt. The holidays are right around the corner and some analysts are forecasting that market volume in bonds could drop given the current geopolitical landscape.

According to the latest Morningstar report on U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) fund flows for May 2019, taxable-bond inflows fell from $42.6 billion in April to $15.4 billion in May, the ...

Right now, in today's fixed income environment, it could benefit investors if they played the short game with short duration fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs). During times of heavy volatility like that experienced during May, short-term bonds were the apple of fixed-income investors' eyes as they longed for shorter duration debt during the market oscillations. Most investors were fleeing to the safe confines of all fixed income assets, but as the central bank is seemingly looking to either stand part or cut interest rates, short duration bonds could be the preference moving forward.

Investors can still look into municipal bonds and related exchange traded funds as a way to diversify a traditional fixed-income portfolio mix.

Morningstar, Inc., a leading provider of independent investment research, recently reported estimated U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) fund flows for May 2019. Overall, passive U.S. equity ...

U.S. equities rallied in 2019, but for investors who are just starting to get back into the stock market after a tumultuous year-end to 2018 could have missed the meat of the move. As such, lower equity ...

“Sell in May” saw investor capital go away from equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during that month. It was the largest monthly outflow in history for equity ETFs, which reached a record $19 billion, ...