Investors, Relax About Rising Interest Rates

Rates must go substantially higher before bonds can challenge the return on stocks.

Guggenheim BulletShares 2014 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

You can get high yields plus your money back at a preset termination date.

DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund

The 2012 Kiplinger 25: The Best No-Load Mutual Funds to Meet Your Goals

This year’s picks for the Kiplinger 25 include new ways to generate income.

Bond Funds That Put Cash in Your Pocket

We identify funds and ETFs that deliver the best yields without taking big chances.

New Strategies to Ease Into a Secure Retirement

New strategies to design the lifestyle you want and make sure you have the money to pay for it.

Option-Income CEFs May Be a Smarter Choice

Buying options is risky. But selling a call against a stock you own is a conservative strategy.

An Economist's Prediction of Widespread "Financial Repression"

Savers and bond investors will suffer in the coming years as governments keep interest rates artificially low, says Carmen Reinhart, co-author of a well-received book called This Time is Different. Stocks will stay volatile but do better than bonds.

Convertible Bonds Offer a Smooth Ride

They have produced better gains than stocks with less risk. For most people, the best way to ride converts is with Vanguard’s terrific fund.

5 Savvy Investment Moves for 2012

Invest in energy and rental real estate, trust the dollar, and shield your assets from volatility.

Goldberg's Picks: The 4 Best Bond Funds for 2012

For the New Year, look to intermediate-term bond funds for the greatest growth potential and the least risk of loss in case rates spike.

The Case for Investing in Emerging-Markets Bonds

These once-risky investments are gaining favor among investors as developing nations are becoming more stable. Here's how to invest.

Amazing Tax-Free Income From Closed-End Muni Bond Funds

These investments are the secret to earning yields as high as 7% for your portfolio. But CEFs are not without risk.

Our High-Yield, No-Stocks Tofurky Portfolio

This annually updated portfolio cooks up income and some growth without using any common stocks.

How to Be a Better Bond Buyer

Keep a balanced portfolio by improving your income-investing intellect.

Mixed Results for the Kiplinger 25

Here's how our favorite no-load funds have performed through the recent market rout.

Bond Funds Instead of Bank Accounts?

As long as interest rates stay low, you can earn more in a fund without taking much risk.

How to Build a Better Portfolio

The key to successful investing is in how you divvy your assets between U.S. stocks, foreign stocks, bonds, cash and other types of investments.

Our 7 Favorite Actively Managed Vanguard Funds

The mutual fund behemoth is most famous for its indexing approach, but the company also offers a stable of actively managed funds.

Opportunities With Municipal Bonds

The impending death of the tax-free bond market has been greatly exaggerated.

Vanguard's Fad-Free, Low-Fee Approach

By keeping costs low and avoiding fads, the king of index funds appeals to wary investors.

What the U.S. Debt Downgrade Means to Bond Investors

Our advice for managing your income investments: hold Treasuries, buy investment-grade corporate and municipal bonds.

Your Investing Guide to the Debt Ceiling Crisis

Here's what you should know to protect your portfolio, no matter how the politicians handle the U.S. debt debate.

Bill Gross Starts an ETF

Pimco's star manager lends instant credibility to actively managed exchange-traded funds.

Be Careful Buying Bonds

A 28-year bull market for bonds has dulled memories. But the risks of owning bonds today are huge. They once suffered through a 50-year-long bear market.

2011 Midyear Investing Outlook: What Now for Bonds?

Consider bond funds run by seasoned pros to navigate this tricky fixed-income environment.

Stocks: The Best Inflation Hedge

Over the long-term, stocks have historically been unaffected by overall price increases.

2011 Midyear Investing Outlook: Stocks and the Economy Face Off

Can the U.S. stock market overcome an increasingly shaky economy?

A Bond Strategy to Protect Your Savings

Worried about inflation? Shorten your maturities.

Should You Dump Pimco Total Return?

Bill Gross is arguably the best bond-fund manager on the planet. But his fund is much too big, and you can find a lot of better alternatives.

Sell Commodities -- Even Now

Kathleen Gaffney, co-manager of Loomis Sayles Bond fund, predicts $90-a-barrel oil -- and a stronger dollar -- because of trouble in Europe.

The Value of Shareholder Activism

Vocal and aggressive investors play a critical role in holding management teams accountable.

How to Find Attractive Value Stocks

These three strategies can help you pick up unloved stocks that wind up winning.

Inside the 2011 Kiplinger 25

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how we've chosen this year's list of our favorite no-load mutual funds.

Do Mutual Funds that Treat Shareholders Fairly Deliver Better Returns?

A new Morningstar study suggests that funds with high "stewardship" grades tend to perform better than those with low grades.

Kiplinger 25: Our Favorite No-Load Mutual Funds for 2011

Four new funds join this year's list of our top choices.

Buy Munis, But Carefully

By limiting your munis to maturities of three to six years, you'll reduce the risk of inflation eating away at the value of your bonds.

Earn Dividends From Convertible Bonds

These hybrids deliver solid income and let you benefit from gains in the issuer's stock.

Skip TIPS for Now

Income investors should look at mortgage securities and corporate and emerging-markets bonds.

Is the USA Still AAA?

With large budget deficits, our country's top-notch bond rating risks being downgraded.