078 - How Should You Diversify the Bond Part of Your Portfolio?

In this podcast episode, we have a listener question: Since interest rates are so low and the bond market is so much bigger than the equity market, what are a good mix of bonds for a portfolio with a lot of bonds?  Should it only be high quality corporate or should it be some TIPS, CMO, or anything else?  There are a lot of options for bonds. Planning Points Discussed Interest Rates, Credit Rating & Terms of Bonds Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities  Government Bonds vs. Corporate Bonds vs. Collateralized Mortgage Obligations How to keep your purchasing power Other issues (i.e. risk tolerance, danger of yield chasing, inflation)   Timestamps: 2:05 - What types of bonds should I invest in? 2:30 - What is a bond? 4:30 - Mortgage Terms (30 year, 20 year, 15 year) 8:30 - Qualified Tax Treatment 9:43 - Bond Yields 12:30 - Where do I start when trying to figure out what’s right for me? 15:30 - The Purpose of Holding Bonds in a Portfolio 20:00 - The Danger of Yield Chasing   LET'S CONNECT! James Facebook LinkedIn Website Scott Facebook Twitter Website ENJOY THE SHOW? Don’t miss an episode, subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Google Play. Leave us a review on iTunes. Have a money question you want us to answer? Submit one here