Discover how to build a CD ladder to strategically enhance liquidity and maximize interest. A step-by-step guide for balanced investing with certificates of deposit.

A CD ladder consists of opening several CDs with different maturity dates. A CD ladder's benefit is you can earn high rates and also have access to portions of your money at frequent intervals. With a ...

A bond ladder is an investment strategy that involves purchasing multiple bonds that mature at different times. The ladder analogy is an apt visual tool to describe how bond ladders work: Each rung of ...

Fixed-income investors need predictable income, and one of the classic ways to receive continual cash flow from investments is to set up a bond ladder. Just like a step ladder has ever-higher rungs, ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was originally published in the July 2012 issue of Kiplinger's Retirement Report. To subscribe, click here. The bond ladder, a classic strategy for income-focused retirees, ...

Municipal bond funds are facing increased risks from rising interest rates, inability to cover distributions, and possible tax law changes. Individual muni bonds provide greater certainty of cash flow ...

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Bonds are becoming a more attractive investment option as their yields are now competitive with stock earnings yields. A bond ladder can provide higher income, no management fees, and more certainty ...

It's a sure bet that interest rates have settled into a higher range and are poised to rise further. But don't let that scare you away from bonds (when rates are rising, bond prices tend to fall, and ...

Fixed-income investors need predictable income, and one of the classic ways to receive continual cash flow from investments is to set up a bond ladder. Just like a step ladder has ever-higher rungs, ...