nce a bond fund is similar to
a rolling bond ladder, a good direct CD generally has lower term risk than a bond fund.
Not exact matches
But, because you'll be withdrawing in this phase, you may prefer a
rolling ladder of
bonds for absolute control or settle for a short - term
bond fund to balance convenience and volatility.
As each
bond matures, the investor «
rolls» the proceeds into a new
bond at the far end of the maturity
ladder time frame.
Fidelity does not automatically
roll the proceeds from one
bond to another as part of the Bond Ladder t
bond to another as part of the
Bond Ladder t
Bond Ladder tool.
A
bond ladder — near - term instruments
roll off and we go out to the end of our time frame, currently eight years.
As the first year
bond matures or
rolls down outside the specified
ladder range and needs to be sold, additional
bonds are purchased on the furthest rung of the
ladder using those proceeds.