Timothy Sumer

2022 has seen one of the worst bond crash ever, and it’s interesting that when this happens to equity people say you should buy it because it’s a bargain, but you never hear that about bonds. In this video, I take a look at what’s been happening to government bonds, I also discuss whether now is a good time to buy bonds or not and then finish off by showing you what I'm doing in my own “fun” portfolio. 📰 Sign up to our free weekly market roundup to get news and views about what's going on in the stock market and wider economy If you want to become a better investor then why not become a pensioncraft.com member? To find what we offer and how you can join our friendly community click here Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:29 Reasons 01:29 Bond Losses 07:27 Recession 09:39 Higher Yield Now 11:30 Sticky Inflation 13:25 Growth Suprise 15:20 What I'm Doing 16:47 Conclusion This Is What Else PensionCraft Offers: 💡 Book a coaching session wit...

Let's compare the Vanguard Inflation Protected Bond Fund (VIPSX) to the Vanguard S&P 500 Fund since the VIPSX inception of 2011. This is a GREAT time to compare funds given the insanity of the markets from 2000 until today. I mean, think about it, the start of the millennium the markets fell 9, 11 and 22% consecutively. That was a decline on part with the 73 and 74 carnage. But people forget, it wasn't until March 2003 where teh market finally bottomed out. Then we had a couple nice years...and BOOM! Oct 2007 through March 2009 comes around and wipes out any gains that were had from 2003 . From March 2009 has been an almost unstoppable bull market since. HUGE gains were had. So, the first 18 years of this century give us LOTS of wonderful information to analyze which may be helpful for your own portfolio design.... ( read more ) HOW TO: Hedge Against Inflation REVEALED: Best Investment During Inflation HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD: Gold I...

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