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Bad time for bond funds? I currently have all equities in my portfolio. I would like bonds to generate income while providing safety of principal. I also want them to reduce the volatility of my portfolio. I was thinking of starting by buying some for my IRA. Learn by doing. With interest rates at historic lows and equities so cheap, perhaps it is almost foolish to buy bonds at this time. To bond or not to bond, that my friend, is the question for this paragraph.
If one were going to buy bonds at this time…I searched the forum on the subject and it seems that for smaller amounts, it is common to go into a bond fund for convenience and economy. However, would prefer the safety of an individual bond.
Why not treasury or agency bonds from the government auction? The interest spread between corporate bonds and government bonds seems so great that one would be foolish to buy treasuries at this time.
How many questions is this?
Enough for now. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Free to Canoe
If one were going to buy bonds at this time…I searched the forum on the subject and it seems that for smaller amounts, it is common to go into a bond fund for convenience and economy. However, would prefer the safety of an individual bond.
Why not treasury or agency bonds from the government auction? The interest spread between corporate bonds and government bonds seems so great that one would be foolish to buy treasuries at this time.
How many questions is this?
Enough for now. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
Free to Canoe