Given the limited number of bond terms, and therefore difficulty setting up a bond ladder with such bonds, many use a TIPS fund rather than buy individual securities, but diversification of TIPS is not required either if you do not
need staggered maturities (a bond ladder).
Not exact matches
A laddering strategy entails
staggering the
maturity dates of investments so that a portion of the portfolio matures each year — or more frequently for people that
need it.
A laddered bond portfolio, which
staggers the
maturity of the bonds and reinvests the proceeds at regular intervals, is a good start, but you
need to diversify beyond that.