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The more you hate them the more they go up. The hallmark of a long-term deflationary economy are low to negative interest rates. This is the reality we are in and I don't see anything that would challenge or end it. Certainly not the FED who has all but given up on the 2% inflation goal. Positive +2% that is. The bond market has it right as usual: we are not going to see 2% inflation for years to decades. Who is buying bonds here?
(Wrong forum- should be investing sorry :-)
I'm getting confused. One opinion suggests that we should buy more bonds. Other opinions are that interest rates are going to be hiked and that's bad for bonds. What's the average Joe investor like me to do?
I'm getting confused. One opinion suggests that we should buy more bonds. Other opinions are that interest rates are going to be hiked and that's bad for bonds. What's the average Joe investor like me to do?
Bonds looked too high for a long time now. I continue to buy a little every month. Not looking too shabby after all these years. The thing is nobody can time any market and nobody knows when IR are going to rise. Until then they continue to be a good investment. If I got a $ for every time someone predicts higher interest rates I would be rich by now.
I'm getting confused. One opinion suggests that we should buy more bonds. Other opinions are that interest rates are going to be hiked and that's bad for bonds. What's the average Joe investor like me to do?
Buy some bonds. Oh, and buy some stocks as well, and get into real estate.
The more you hate them the more they go up. The hallmark of a long-term deflationary economy are low to negative interest rates. This is the reality we are in and I don't see anything that would challenge or end it. Certainly not the FED who has all but given up on the 2% inflation goal. Positive +2% that is. The bond market has it right as usual: we are not going to see 2% inflation for years to decades. Who is buying bonds here?
(Wrong forum- should be investing sorry :-)
What's your age? What's your bond / stock allocation ratio? You shouldn't be changing your allocation ratio with the wind.
Economic forces don't trend in one direction forever. Interest rates falling for the last 30 years means it probably won't be falling for the next 30 years.
Interest rates will probably reverse when most people on this forum have significant positions in the form of bonds/bond funds
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