Northern Ultra-Short Fixed Income Fund's total return was 1.13% vs its benchmark, the Merrill Lynch 1 Year U.S. Treasury Note Index, which added 0.99% of return for the quarter.

Work as a bond fund analyst and develop a deep expertise of bonds and their markets by participating in the Fixed Income Fund at Tippie College of Business. This unique fund is one of the few ...

You probably own a bond fund right now, and you assume it is protecting your money from inflation. A new Morningstar study ...

In today’s evolving market landscape, fixed income investments remain a crucial component of institutional portfolio construction. As investors navigate shifting macroeconomic conditions, ...

Schwab now offers 12 bond exchange-traded funds and six bond mutual funds, covering both taxable and tax-free categories. Low expense ratios across the board make these funds appealing to ...

Active fund managers have been on the defensive for years. As the biannual Morningstar Active/Passive Barometer regularly demonstrates, active funds overall don’t have a strong track record against ...

“Stocks get the pixels, bonds get the dollars,” wrote my colleague Sylvester Flood in Morningstar’s Global Fund Flows report earlier this year. It’s a paradox, to be sure. For years, a ...

This article discusses the best target-date retirement funds from Vanguard, Fidelity, Schwab, and T. Rowe Price.

BlackRock Dynamic High Income Fund posted returns of 1.99% (Institutional shares) and 2.04% (Investor A shares, without sales charge) for the fourth quarter of 2025. Read more here.

Their simplicity makes the funds appealing, but they could leave many workers near retirement, particularly baby boomers, short on savings.