One of the most popular measures of bond yield is yield to maturity (YTM). Also called book yield or redemption yield, it’s the estimated rate of return an investor can expect from a bond when held ...

Interest rates have skyrocketed YTD, leading to wild swings in bond fund yields. Yields can be measured in several different ways too, which further complicates matters. Thought an article looking at ...

While the current yield and yield-to-maturity (YTM) formulas may be used to calculate the yield of a bond, each method has a different application—depending on an investor’s specific goals. When a ...

When investing in debt mutual funds, one of the most important — and often misunderstood — indicators is Yield to Maturity (YTM). For many investors, YTM is just a number on a factsheet. But ...

One of the dangers of investing in a long-term bond is the potential for it to lose value before it comes due. When you buy a bond, you're essentially lending an entity (such as a company or ...