delbmarcs

Looking to Invest in Bonds in Troubled Times? Caveat Emptor!

Delojoz... - lets' hear more about how to buy and hold bonds, not play the bond casino like we did the stock casino. This is post-apocalypse, or have you forgotten? that's why people are buying bonds. duh.

Looking to Invest in Bonds in Troubled Times? Caveat Emptor!

I was wondering about this, and sadly, lost another few grand to the sharks while I did so. Thanks for confirming my fears.

My discomfort with bond funds is their instability. I hold bonds until maturity. In bond funds, I feel like I am playing the market again 9which I don't want to do) because they go up and down with interest rates and confidence. How can I get the low cost of buying a bond in bulk while the steady i8ncome of holding them until maturity (without caring about the price of the underlying security)?

To me, the closest thing I can think of is a guaranteed income fund from an insurance company. But I don't have confidence in them anymore.