Read educational articles about various investment topics:
| Benchmark Basics |
Part One: Understanding Benchmarks
Learn what a benchmark is, how it is calculated, and why portfolio performance may differ from the benchmark.
Part Two: Selecting a Benchmark
Learn the factors to consider when searching for the best benchmark for your portfolio.
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| Corporate Bond Basics |
| Learn about the characteristics of corporate bonds and their potential role in an investment portfolio. |
| Emerging Market Bond Basics |
| Learn about bonds from developing countries and how they have evolved as an asset class. |
| Everything You Need to Know About Bonds |
| Part One: What is a Bond?
Learn the basics of bonds, including the concepts of yield, price and duration.
Part Two: The Many Different Kinds of Bonds
Learn about the history of the modern bond market and the various sectors, from government bonds to mortgage-backed securities.
Part Three: Bond Investment Strategies
Learn about the active and passive strategies investors use in an effort to meet their goals.
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| High Yield Bond Basics |
Learn about bonds rated below investment grade and their potential benefits and risks
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| Inflation Basics |
| Learn about inflation, what causes it and how it can affect a bond portfolio. |
| Inflation-Linked Bonds |
| Learn about bonds designed to protect investors from the impact of inflation. |
| Municipal Bond Basics |
| Learn about bonds issued by states and municipalities and their potential tax advantages. |
| Yield Curve Basics |
| Learn about the yield curve, which shows the relationship between bond yields and maturities, and how investors use it. |