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.

The JBBB bond is outperforming high-yield and investment-grade bond funds while offering higher yield and reducing risk.

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 ...