Lower volatility than most stocks and high -
yield bond funds due to more reliable income sources and lower default risk
Not exact matches
But in the last few episodes of sharp stock market drops,
bonds went up (US government
bonds are a safe haven asset and appreciate in crisis periods) so the only thing better than 3 months worth of expenses in a money market
fund is having 3 + x months worth of expenses in the
bond portfolio
due to higher
bond yields and negative correlation between
bonds and stocks.
While the new Total International
Bond Index
Fund is, overall, fairly similar to the domestic Total
Bond Market Index
Fund, Vanguard's new Emerging Markets Government
Bond Index
Fund is an entirely different beast
due to its level of credit risk and its corresponding
yield.
The iShares Canadian Short - Term
Bond Index
Fund yields 2.3 %, but the high yield is due to the fact that some of the fund's bonds pay above - market interest ra
Fund yields 2.3 %, but the high
yield is
due to the fact that some of the
fund's bonds pay above - market interest ra
fund's
bonds pay above - market interest rates.
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Due Diligence, Balance, fixed income, credit, high
yield, investment grade, convertibles