Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF News

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF delivered negative returns in the past 2 years due to aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The current yield of VCLT is attractive at 6.08%, mak

With money market funds yielding 5%, many advisors have been leaning on short-term money market funds. And while that 5% is great, what happens if and when that yield goes away?

Fixed-income investors looking for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve are still waiting, but that hasn't stopped low-rated bonds from posting strong gains in 2023. Bond investors hoping for e

For many, social security isn't enough to fund their retirement needs. Bonds can help produce another income stream.

REITs are now priced at some of their lowest valuations in years. As a result, some REITs offer huge upside potential in a future recovery. I share two of my "top picks" to accumulate today.

Over the past 12-24 months of rate hikes, short-term and ultra-short-term bond ETFs have served income-seeking investors well. But as interest rates continue to rise, exposures farther out on the curv

Unless corporations are able to pull off the ultimate escape artist trick, they won't be able to get away from higher interest rates, which could put corporate bonds in a precarious position. A Market

Long-term bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) can offer fixed income investors higher yield options, and a pair of Vanguard funds cracked a Forbes Advisor Top 10 List of long-term bond ETFs.

VCLT is an exchange-traded fund that invests in investment-grade corporate bonds. The fund has a long duration of 13.2 years, which means that its price is sensitive to changes in interest rates. With

As the markets gradually recover from the banking crisis that plagued the financial world earlier this year, there is a growing sense of confidence among investors and advisors. Additionally, the unse

As of year-end 2022, U.S. insurance companies invested $37 billion in ETFs. This represented only a fraction of the $6.5 trillion in U.S. ETF assets under management and the $7.9 trillion in invested

The Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF has returned over 10% in total return terms since I last wrote on it in October, but the recent pullback is another buying opportunity. While the yield to mat

Long-dated corporate bonds are in trouble due to a downward-sloping yield curve, which might result in fixed-income investors shortening their portfolio durations. Although the Vanguard Long-Term Corp

Choosing the right corporate bond ETF can be a challenge. After all, which funds are best suited to weather whatever comes our way in the new year?

Following the worst year of returns since the early 1930s, I think that bonds are a great buy-the-dip opportunity. Despite holding instruments of high quality, VCLT's yield to maturity of 5.6% is a re