A yield to worst, then, is the lowest yield an investor can expect on a callable bond — call it a worst-case-scenario yield. Unfortunately, not all bond fund websites cite a yield to worst.

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A small move in price is a significant move in yield to worst. The general rule for these picks is that they come with a 5-year term but are callable 2 years after their IPO date. Once they trade ...

But these ETFs unquestionably satisfy the desire for high yield. With the worst of the economic recession seemingly behind us, vaccines being distributed and conditions slowly returning back to ...