Educational

Bond valuation takes into account factors like yield and duration. It’s important for fixed income investors to understand how these factors interact when trying to determine the price of a bond.

Bond lingo is confusing to say the least. Learn all about the language of bonds and the various key words and terms investors should familiarize themselves with.

Bond characteristics outline the conditions of a fixed income investment, including payment and interest terms, which differ depending on the type of bond, issuer and investor preferences.

Breaking down the main types of bonds and how they differ from one another.

There are multiple duration metrics. Learn the difference between Macaulay duration and modified duration and what each can tell you about your fixed income investments.

What are distributions? Why do mutual fund and ETF investors receive these mysterious ‘payouts’?