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 ...

Annuity laddering is a strategic approach that distributes the purchase of annuities over time with varying terms or maturity dates. Inspired by the concept of laddering in Certificates of Deposit ...

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(CNN) — If you have a lot of cash on hand, it should be making money for you. One way to ensure it continuously does that is to set up a ladder of Treasuries or FDIC-insured certificates of deposit ...

Miranda Marquit, MBA, is a freelance contributor to Newsweek’s personal finance team. She has an M.A. in journalism from Syracuse University and has been writing and podcasting about money since 2006.

You can invest in any bond with any maturity, but spreading your capital across a portfolio of bonds can give you more flexibility as you increase your income.