Why would any investor want to invest in something known as a junk bond? Certainly, the name alone could put you off, and they are known for having a “risky” reputation, too. However, junk bonds can ...

Investors in U.S. junk bonds are showing increasing caution toward riskier debt. An index of CCC-rated bonds fell nearly 0.8% over the past month ended Thursday, underperforming the broader high-yield ...

Junk debt is about as safe as investment-grade now, at least according to prices in credit markets. The gap between risk premiums on the highest-rated US junk bonds and the lowest-rated ...

Exchange-traded funds that focus on investing in high-yield bonds were up Thursday afternoon, in a risk-on day of trading. The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF was rising around 0.2%, ...

There are ten funds shown in this chart, and of those ten, only three have a lower yield than the Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund. As such, it is immediately apparent that the current yield of this ...

For an average investor, high-yield bond mutual funds are the best to invest in bonds rated below investment grade, popularly known as junk bonds. This is because these funds hold a wide range of such ...

Beneath the calm surface of the US corporate bond market, there are worrying signs about companies that could lose their ...

The Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETF is actively managed but has underperformed compared to the passively managed SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF. This is largely due to bond beta as well as ...