2010-12-08 – Bonds for the Permanent Portfolio




Crawling Road Money Show Podcast show

Summary: What bonds to buy for the Permanent Portfolio. Why only own 100% US Treasury Bonds? Why to avoid municipal, corporate, junk and government agency bonds. Problems with actively managed bond funds. Individual bonds vs. bond funds. Performance of bonds in 2008's market crash. How to buy bonds. Recommended bond funds if you can't buy individual bonds. Dangers of reaching for yield. Are bonds too expensive today?