Go the ETF route.An effective, low-cost way to get in on the Treasury bond game is toinvest in Treasury ETFs, or exchange traded funds. Any low-cost, diversified Treasury-oriented ETF that emphasizes a long-term T-bond component is worth looking at. You can even mix and match different...
In simple terms, a bond is a debt instrument through which corporations, municipalities, and governments raise capital. When you invest in a bond, you are essentially lending money to the entity issuing the bond, commonly known as the issuer. A bond consists of two key components: the ...
Whether you think interest rates will rise or not is irrelevant. The point isthe downside risk of loss is highin what many investors consider to be their safest investments, and they are getting paid paltry returns to accept that risk. The risk vs. reward ratio is absurd. It makes no sen...
Long-term is any period above ten years Short-Term Investing When you invest for anything in the next three years, you are investing for the short term. This could be saving for a house, a vacation, or a car. We can look at their average and worst returns over time to see how diffe...
Safest:Bitcoin. With a fair launch and decentralization, most investors feel Bitcoin falls into the safest category. Other fair launch (no pre-sale) projects may share this category. Safer:Ethereum. ETH had a pre-sale. However, comments from the SEC suggest that regulators see the project as...
While, as noted above, over time stocks are a fine inflation hedge they tend to get wacked in the beginning. Real Estate will respond to inflation much faster and stronger. VGSLX is the safest and easiest way to own it. As you’ll hear in a future post, yourpersonal home is a terrib...
However, the corporation managing the fund is responsible for paying dividend distribution tax on the dividend payouts to investors. Fixed Income Funds Explained Fixed income funds are mutual funds that invest on behalf of their clients in instruments such as bonds, treasury bills or other ...
Another thing I began to think about was real estate. If we had not sold the house we would have had the money effectively invested in residential real estate for the next 12 months. By this logic, if we were to invest the money back into real estate for the next 12 months while we...
the greater the potential return. Risks can come in various ways and investors need to be compensated for taking on additional risk. For example, a U.S.Treasury bondis considered one of the safest investments and when compared to acorporate...
the greater the potential return. Risks can come in various ways and investors need to be compensated for taking on additional risk. For example, a U.S.Treasury bondis considered one of the safest investments and when compared to acorporate...