Not exact matches
Utilizing individual
bonds for a
majority of the
bond portion
of an investor's
portfolio would serve to minimize this risk.
The 10 - year expected return for a
portfolio with the
majority of its assets in
bonds is at the lowest level in almost a century
of data.
And when you're looking at equities or
bonds, these obviously make up for most people the vast
majority of their investment
portfolio or at least the core
of the investment
portfolio.
There's a rule
of thumb that says retirees should invest the
majority of their
portfolios in
bonds.
Either way, the
majority of investors need
bonds anyways because the lower returns are worth it to keep their
portfolio stable.
For a person near retirement,
bonds need to be the
majority of the
portfolio.
The 10 - year expected return for a
portfolio with the
majority of its assets in
bonds is at the lowest level in almost a century
of data.
And so the idea
of combining stocks and
bonds in a diversified
portfolio makes sense for the vast
majority of investors.
The truth
of the
bond portfolio they purchased is that none
of the
bonds are «secured,» and the
majority of them are callable at a lower amount than the purchase price.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think having gold or corporate
bonds in your
portfolio is a bad strategy, as long as it is not the
majority of your assets.