The reason why this is important is because bonds in mutual funds are traded on the secondary market and will fluctuate in value based on current market interest rates. (stockmonkeys.com)
Any investment in any financial market, even the most conservative ones, will fluctuate in value from day to day. (wealthsimple.com)
Real property isn't like publicly traded stock or other items which don't fluctuate in value very much or for which historical public data is available. (sfbayappraisal.com)