“‘If you are going to go into bonds, all I'd say is just use ETFs. Don't try to go direct through bond brokers.’”
Matt Ingram · Equity Mates Investing Podcast · Ask an Adviser: Debt recycling, super & investing for kids - Community mailbag with Matt Ingram
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What was described
suggest using bond ETFs rather than buying individual bonds through brokers
Said nearby on the same subject
“I measure that in the data through the co-movement between bonds and stocks… pre-2000 Treasury bonds were actually quite stock-like… post-2000 they were safe… now risk has gone up again.”
“The inflation component in nominal bonds plays an important role… when you hold nominal bonds, that's of course exposed… the increase in bond risks has some similarities… bonds and stocks have moved together.”