Risk

  • Individual Bonds vs. Bond Funds

    | May 10, 2016
    Sailboats in calm water

    When it comes to fixed income investing, there are two options available to investors. You can own individual bonds, or you can purchase shares of a bond fund. Both options have unique advantages and disadvantages that make them suitable under certain conditions.

  • The Case Against Bonds

    | March 17, 2016
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    During the last few decades, bonds have developed a reputation as being one of the safest asset classes to invest in. This is unfortunate because that false sense of security is going to take a large bite out of the retirement accounts and portfolios of many investors.