Fixed-income investors need predictable income, and one of the classic ways to receive continual cash flow from investments is to set up a bond ladder. Just like a step ladder has ever-higher rungs, ...

Bond fund investors have learned all too well in 2022 that the prices of existing bonds adjust downward as interest rates rise so that their yield matches that of new issues. Indeed, in its quest to ...

While it might be tempting to start finagling with fixed-income allocations as the next rising-interest-rate cycle draws nearer, proponents of bond ladders say the tried-and-true strategy works in all ...

Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education Instructor, and researcher who has assisted thousands of clients over a more than two-decade career. She is the CEO of ...

Rock-bottom interest rates make it hard to get decent levels of income from your investments without taking lots of risk. While some stocks offer an attractive income, the ups and downs of the stock ...

Text Callout : Key Takeaways - (Mar '25) How to Build a CD Ladder for Retirement Certificates of deposit rates dipped moderately in the second half of 2024 due to Federal Reserve interest rate cuts ...

(MoneyWatch) We often hear criticism from the financial media and some professional advisors about the use of "bond ladders." For example, columnist Jane Bryant Quinn took ladders to task in her ...

As the stock market continues to defy gravity and interest rates remain very low in 2020, it's tempting to think there is no place that's better to stash your cash than in U.S equities. After all, ...

Fixed-income investors need predictable income, and one of the classic ways to receive continual cash flow from investments is to set up a bond ladder. Just like a step ladder has ever-higher rungs, ...