A version of this article was published in the November 2015 issue of Morningstar ETFInvestor. Download a complimentary copy of ETFInvestor here. Flaw of Averages Duration, by itself, is a crude ...

Investing in individual high yield bonds can outperform high yield bond funds by examining reward to risk. Analyzing current high yield bonds can help identify bonds with the highest reward to risk ...

Rising interest rates have led to higher yields for cash-replacement funds. MINT is one such fund, sporting a good 5.4% yield to maturity / forward yield. An overview of the fund follows. This idea ...

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