You may be familiar with bonds, but bond funds are a different way to invest in them. A bond fund is a professionally managed pool of bonds — held inside an exchange-traded fund (ETF) or mutual fund — ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. There are a broad range of bond options available to you, ranging from safe investments like Treasuries to risky but high ...

A bond ladder is a portfolio of bonds that mature at intervals. You may want to use the money as an income source for retirement or to finance an ongoing project. Bonds lock in a fixed interest rate, ...

A guaranteed bond is a debt security that promises that, should the issuer default, its interest and principal payments will be made by a third party.