Things Could Be Changing for Bond Investors. This ETF Is Worth a Look.

2022 was one of the worst years in history for the bond market. That year, the Total Bond Index, which measures the performance of U.S. investment-grade bonds, was down 13%. Going back to 1972, the previous worst 12-month period was in 1980, when the index fell 9.2%. In 2022, the Fed fought inflation by raising interest rates at an incredibly aggressive clip, and the result was a deep bond market correction that investors have yet to fully recover from.Since then, the environment hasn't changed much. The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has kept investors focused on stocks, and an inflation rate that still isn't back to the Fed's 2% target has prevented yields from dipping too far. The 10-year Treasury yield has been stuck in roughly the same place for the past two years. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool