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Piles of coins, small piggy bank at the top, and a ladder.
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What is a fixed-income ladder?
Rungs and interest rates.
rough diamond next to a cut diamond, and coal stone in a coal mine.
Investing
What are junk bonds? The risks and rewards of high-yield fixed income
Some are more junky than others.

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Bond duration: Price, yield, and time to maturity
Long-dated bonds are so sensitive …
Bond market basics: Here’s what to know
Let your comprehension mature.
Bond ratings: Report cards for risk
The AAA to D of fixed-income ratings.
Bond risk: How rates, duration, and structure drive fixed-income performance
When safety comes with a warning label.
Do I need fixed-income investments in my portfolio?
The bonds that hold it together.
Double your money in 20 years with Series EE savings bonds
But watch your effective interest rate.
Green bonds: ESG investing meets the fixed-income market
Fight climate change and earn a return.
How convertible bonds balance income, equity, and risk
Pay a premium and have it both ways.
Inside the corporate bond market: A comprehensive overview
Company debt comes in many varieties.
Investing in Series I savings bonds: Pros and cons of inflation-linked securities
Timing is everything.
Municipal bonds: Build a brighter future for your community and your savings
Where your money meets Main Street.
Private activity bonds: Bridging private capital and public needs
Perfect for public purpose project payment.
Secured overnight financing rate (SOFR): Setting the variable interest rate standard
The new(ish) benchmark for short-term interest rates.
Series I savings bonds: Inflation protection from Uncle Sam
A partial offset to the pain of rising prices.
What are junk bonds? The risks and rewards of high-yield fixed income
Some are more junky than others.
What is a fixed-income ladder?
Rungs and interest rates.
What’s the yield curve? Charting interest rates and the economy
Upward, downward, and sideways.