Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an educator of fintech ...

Fixed maturity indices have existed in the U.S. for over 10 years, where growth and adoption have increased over that time. The maturing nature of a fixed maturity index draws similarities to the ...

Bond-fund investors learned all too well in 2022 and again this year that the prices of existing bonds adjust downward as interest rates rise so that their yield matches that of new issues. Indeed, in ...

A certificate of deposit (CD) can be a great way to keep your savings safe while also earning interest. CDs tend to offer higher interest rates than even high-yield savings accounts, allowing you to ...

Exchange-traded funds evolved from passive portfolio building blocks into clever tools that help streamline many parts of an advisor’s workflow in the few decades of their existence. The examples are ...

Personal finance can be an all-encompassing concept, but really it just boils down to how you want to save and invest your money. Investing in a certificate of deposit might be right for you if you’re ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, BlackRock announced plans to expand its iShares® iBonds® ETF franchise with a suite of defined maturity bond ladder ETFs. The iShares iBonds 1-5 Year Ladder ETFs aim ...

What Are Certificate of Deposit (CD) Ladders? A Certificate of Deposit (CD) ladder is an investment strategy involving the purchase of multiple CDs with varying maturity dates, providing a steady ...

Rising interest rates mean banks are once again offering reasonable returns on deposits. If you want to maximize what you earn on cash, it often pays to look at certificates of deposit, or CDs. CDs ...