Elizabeth Blessing is a financial writer and editor specializing in growth investing, high-yield stocks, small caps, and gold investing. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed ...

Negative bond yields occur when investors receive less at maturity than they paid for the bond. Learn how these yields work and why investors consider them.

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Years ago, I sat over lunch, reading your mom’s “Definition of Maturity.” It was shortly after my dad died, and reading it made me realize how lucky I had been. Those were all lessons I learned at ...

DEAR ABBY: Years ago, I sat over lunch, reading your mom’s “Definition of Maturity.” It was shortly after my dad died, and reading it made me realize how lucky I had been. Those were all lessons I ...

Rising interest rates have increased the long-term expected dividends and returns of most bonds and bond funds. There is a simple way to estimate the long-term expected returns of these securities, ...

DEAR ABBY: Years ago, I sat over lunch, reading your mom’s “Definition of Maturity.” It was shortly after my dad died, and reading it made me realize how lucky I had been. Those were all lessons I ...