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Bonds are useful holdings for diversifying your porfolios, but they can be confusing. Taxable or tax-free? Long or short? Bonds or bond funds? Understand what role bonds should play in your portfolio.

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Bond Index Funds
Our fixed-income picks for passive enthusiasts.
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Fidelity® US Bond Index
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Core Bond Funds
These intermediate-term taxable-bond funds earn Morningstar Analyst Ratings of Gold or Silver.
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American Funds Mortgage R6
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Foreign Bond Funds
Our highest-conviction picks in the world-bond and emerging-markets-bond categories.
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BlackRock Strategic Global Bond Instl
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High-Yield Bonds
Morningstar fund analysts’ favorites in this riskier area of the fixed-income market.
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BlackRock High Yield Bond K
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