Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Investors buy fixed income for stable income and principal return at maturity. Direct purchase and funds are two ways to add fixed income to portfolios. Adding fixed income generally lowers portfolio ...

Fixed income is an investment that pays a fixed rate of return in the form of interest or dividend income. Examples include bonds, certificates of deposit (CDs), and preferred stock. Fixed-income ...

With interest rate cuts on the horizon, now is the time for investors to shift to longer-term fixed-income securities to lock in higher yields. With rate cuts possibly on the horizon, now is the time ...