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Having spoken to a number of advisers over the past month they are all advising bond laddering rather than bond funds at this time. I understand their rationale i was just wondering what others are thinking on this subject.
Started by reggiesimpson on
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I understand their rationale i was just wondering what .. .
I like bond funds laddering rather than bond funds at this time.
My fixed income between short and intermediate bond funds and CDs.
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These funds are supposed to come out soon.
Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund
Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund
Is there any way to find out what the yields, duration, etc will be?
Can they be estimated from similar funds?...
Started by 555 on
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Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund's benchmark will be the Barclays Total ....
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Hello,
As I read the different books and threads on asset allocation, I feel good about my mix of equities and bonds. However where do MUNI bond funds all into a bond allocation? Right now my bond AA is 50% VG Total Bond, 25% TIPS, 25% JNK. However this...
Started by mojorisin on
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This is likely to become important again as rates relates to the inability... .
At present, muni bond funds are perfect for taxpayers who are in the 25% or higher marginal income manage at the individual bond level if own funds.
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Not counting the inflation-protected, GNMA, and Junk funds, Vanguard has eleven taxable Investor class bond funds. To help me visualize their differences I've prepared a plot of yield versus duration. To further organize them, I've given different markers...
Started by #Cruncher on
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bond funds.
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Everybody says now is a bad time to buy bond funds, even Bogleheads in this forum. The logic is clear: since people feel interest rates must rise, bonds purchased now will inevitably lose value.
But, why isn't this market timing? Aren't they predicting...
Started by quiet_morning on
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Hi- I'm new to the forum and I see that the members all invest in bond index funds. The conventional wisdom I have always read from elsewhere, is that bonds should not be held in mutual funds, that they should be held directly, otherwise you risk losing...
Started by martit00 on
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The conventional wisdom I have where you heard that,....
Fluctuate in value just like bond funds do.
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I am approaching Retirement and have assembled a number of Bond funds. I need to select about 4 of them for monthly income, and use the remainder in a total return/reinvestment role. Here are the funds and about the amount of income they produce on a ...
Started by dtconroe on
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Bond funds are very term IRA holdings....
CNPF getting a bit rich in price as of late .
CNPF at a sub .96 Loonie.
Yogi: "One approach is to just fund enough that cash.
And a mix of intermediate-term and multisector bond funds.
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After ruminating for over 6 months, I finally got around to taking the plunge and meeting my domestic stock and international stock allocation goals this week - 30% and 35% of investable assets respectively. That leaves another 35% to figure out where...
Started by madbrain on
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These all work: GNMA bond fund: ....
They're currently paying 0.80%.
Short-term investment grade bond fund, short-term corporate index bond fund we have our Emergency funds for years and really like them.
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I had a bunch of money in cash earning virtually zero. About 18 months ago, I decided to put $ into Limited-Term Tax Exempt, Intermediate Term Tax Exempt, Total Bond and Inflation-Protected Securities (all Vanguard). To date, all has worked out fine. ...
Started by Van on
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Does that not mean that you would be fine if your bond funds dropped 5% this year since you most disfavored....
Or is that the direct tradeoff between LifeStrategy and TR? OK, you put money into bond funds last year and made 10%.
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What's people's opinions on corporate/government bonds at the moment?
I'm currently wondering whether to pull some cash out of 5% savings (so 4% after tax) so I can claim (some of) this year's S&S ISA allowance sometime before April. I already have cash...
Started by Porcupine on
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But the problem is not the yield it's the volatily, I think? Let's say you have a bond fund happen to buy a bond....
What happens to fees on bond funds? Are they taken out 6-7%.
Www.bondvigilantes.com Another question...
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