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Learn how effective duration calculates interest rate sensitivity in bonds with embedded options, understand its formula, and ...

A version of this article was published in the November 2015 issue of Morningstar ETFInvestor. Download a complimentary copy of ETFInvestor here. Flaw of Averages Duration, by itself, is a crude ...

Investing in bonds can be a smart way to diversify your portfolio, providing a reliable source of income and helping to balance the risk of more volatile investments like stocks. Bonds, which are ...