Comments on: Long Term Bonds Have An Attractive History…But

By: Charles in Vancouver

Charles in Vancouver — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:57:15 +0000

But notice also that long government bonds have gone up while in the recent credit crisis, long corporates have shot down. So if you’re going to buy bonds now, stick to shorter government bonds and consider finding undervalued corporates with attractive yields.

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By: gene

gene — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:15:27 +0000

Yes indeed. The fall in interest rates was also good for stocks. Going forward, it’s perfectly clear that rates cannot drop much further. You don’t need a Magellan Maestro to see that.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:15:51 +0000

The first question is, what’s the real return? In the early years it can’t have been too good. If you did get a 30-year bond when rates were high and keep it as inflation fell it could turn out well.

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