Bond Investing Master Class - How to Invest in Fixed Income

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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