During relatively
mild equity bear markets, like the one from 1980 through 1982, bonds rallied strongly.
During relatively
mild equity bear markets, like the one from 1980 through 1982, bonds rallied strongly.
Not exact matches
The best outcome would be a
mild equity correction or
bear market that coincided with a stable or falling rate of inflation.
Putting aside the performance of bonds during the
bear market beginning in 1980 (both because the starting yields on Treasuries were so high but also because the
bear market was relatively
mild as the decline began from relatively low levels of valuation), what's interesting about the above chart is how dependably bonds protected a portfolio during
equity bear markets.
Putting aside the performance of bonds during the
bear market beginning in 1980 (both because the starting yields on Treasuries were so high but also because the
bear market was relatively
mild as the decline began from relatively low levels of valuation), what's interesting about the above chart is how dependably bonds protected a portfolio during
equity bear markets.
The best outcome would be a
mild equity correction or
bear market that coincided with a stable or falling rate of inflation.