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When considering fixed-income, investors often wonder whether it is better to buy single bonds or a mutual fund. Some bond funds seek to track the broad market, investing in short- and long-term fixed-income securities from a wide range of issuers, including the U.S. government and corporations...

For traders accustomed to the equity market, it's easy to overlook the fact that not all bond asset classes are the same. For example, long-term bonds tend to be more volatile than shorter-term bonds. They are subject to greater interest-rate risk, simply because the period of time before...