Emerald

Background Info on Leading Bond ETFs

Good overview of an important topic. Many non-sell side analysts are suggesting you stick with bonds and ignore all the Brown shoots out there in the equity market.

ETFs For Retirement

Vanguard has a decent number of ETF's.

Vanguard's Bogle: Buy and Hold Is Alive and Well

You repeat a commonly held error that equties always outperform bonds over the long term. Recent studies have refuted this so-called fact. Bogle is correct in that bonds should make up an age-related percentage of the average investors portfolio. Given the prospect of rising interest rates in the next few years, I would stick to average durations of six years or less. Note: Long bond mutual funds in GNMA, AGG and Vanguard short term bond with a little TIP in an IRA.