Retirement Strategies
Four Fixed-Income Funds to Add to Your Portfolio
04/21/08 - 02:37 PM EDT
Roger Nusbaum
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It is very unlikely that bonds (referring to the entire asset class) can outperform equities over the long term. With that understanding, the biggest reason for owning bonds becomes offsetting the volatility of equity portion of a diversified portfolio. Given the distortion in the fixed-income market caused by abnormally low Treasury yields, the bond market should be thought of as being unusually risky these days. If you look at any of the funds listed above, you might be struck by how boring they appear to be -- which is exactly the part of the bond market to be in because of the heightened risk.
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