According to the U.S. Treasury Department, the selling of bills of credit to fund the government's operations dates back to the Revolutionary War. The first Treasury bills hit the market in 1929 ...

The Opportunity Zone (OZ) program, created under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, represents one of the largest place-based economic development initiatives in US history. It offers substantial capital ...

Learn about the different types of bonds: corporate, municipal, and treasury. Understand bond ratings, risk assessment, and ...

Greg Daugherty has worked 25+ years as an editor and writer for major publications and websites. He is also the author of two books. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, ...

Treasury bonds are currently offering attractive returns, with yields that many experts consider too compelling to overlook. In the face of ongoing economic uncertainty and stock market volatility, ...

Prices typically peak in the late fall and bottom out in the spring Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell rattled the bond market, but investors have a reason to be optimistic. Positive year-end ...

The Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH) holds U.S. government bonds with minimal credit risk, while the Vanguard ...

Series I bonds will pay 4.03% through April 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Friday. The latest I bond rate is up from the 3.98% rate offered through October. Current I bond owners ...

Beta reflects price volatility compared to the S&P 500. VGIT is notably more affordable, with an expense ratio of just 0.03%, compared to 0.15% for IEI (as of Oct. 31, 2025). VGIT also offers a ...

I recently interviewed my colleague Eric Jacobson for Morningstar’s The Long View podcast. Among other things, we talked about his research into active fixed-income investing, summarized in this ...