There's also the idea that the whole point of investing in a bond fund is to diversify away equity risk — bond funds usually do well when stock funds are doing poorly. (mauldineconomics.com)
That's one of the primary advantages of investing in bonds through a mutual fund. (soundmindinvesting.com)
When investing in bond mutual funds you need to decide the type of bond fund by bond quality (default risk) and bond duration. (bondmarketindexfund.com)