Money For the Rest of Us25 Tammi 2023

Bond Investing Master Class - How to Invest in Fixed Income

What you need to know to confidently invest in bonds.

Topics covered include:

Key components of bond investing include face value, coupon rates, yield-to-maturity, duration, and convexity
How to decide between owning longer-term or short-term bonds
How to decide whether to own individual bonds or bond funds and ETFs
When to use active bond management versus bond indexing
How bullet bond ETFs work and when to use them
How to know when to invest in municipal bonds and corporate bonds
When should you own foreign bonds
Should you own bonds in taxable or tax-deferred accounts
A bond case study based on current interest rates

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Show Notes

A Complete Guide to Investing in I Bonds and TIPS—Money for the Rest of Us

Investments Mentioned

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH)

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF (IBTF)

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF (IBDQ)

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF (BND)

Doubleline Total Return Bond Fund (DBLTX)

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