Should investors even bother with bonds anymore?
By Jonathan Chevreau on May 21, 2021
Bonds brought investors a paltry 0.4% and 0.72% in the last two quarters of 2020, respectively, before registering negative returns in early 2021. Industry pros weigh in with their best solutions.
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Regular readers of the recently published MoneySense ETF All-Stars package may notice a growing skepticism from our panellists about bonds as an asset class, and bond ETFs in particular.
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The bond bull market is getting long in the tooth after four decades of tailwinds generated by declining interest rates. As seasoned investors know, there’s an inverse relationship between interest rates and bond prices. When rates rise, bond prices fall, and vice-versa.
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