Bonds represent a critical component of the financial markets. They are debt instruments issued by corporations, governments, or municipalities with the purpose of raising capital. An investor ...

President Donald Trump and the Republican-led Congress have implemented several major policy changes in the first seven months of 2025. Those changes include raising tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading ...

It never ceases to amaze me how many people—even people who should know better—believe that the basic laws of economics and finance don’t apply to them. Maybe they think that this time is different, ...

More than a week after the U.S. government’s partial shutdown began on Oct. 1, bond-market traders were starting to express a greater degree of concern about the economic fallout. Roughly a quarter of ...

Bluestem Financial Advisors increased its holding of the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF by 105,000 shares in the third quarter, an estimated $7.7 million transaction based on average prices during the ...