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EPISODE · Aug 5, 2022 · 16 MIN

RBS 063: Bond Alternatives

from The Rob Berger Show · host Rob Berger

With inflation and interest rates on the rise, many have asked me about bond alternatives. While I haven't changed my investments, including the bonds funds I own, I do understand the concern over bond funds that have lost money this year.So in this vide we will first looked at 4 alternatives to a traditional total U.S. bond fund.Then we'll look at four bond alternatives.And finally, we'll look at four investments many list as a bond alternative that really aren't a good alternative at all. In this section I should have included covered call ETFs. These are investments that can have a very high yield (8% or more). The problem is they can lose a lot of value, which takes away from the yield. And their risk as measured by standard deviation are often 3x that of a total U.S. bond fund.Join the newsletter: https://robberger.com/newsletter/?utm...

With inflation and interest rates on the rise, many have asked me about bond alternatives. While I haven't changed my investments, including the bonds funds I own, I do understand the concern over bond funds that have lost money this year. So in this vide we will first looked at 4 alternatives to a traditional total U.S. bond fund. Then we'll look at four bond alternatives. And finally, we'll look at four investments many list as a bond alternative that really aren't a good alternative at ...

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