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As a defensive asset, bonds allow investors to adjust their asset allocation in keeping with their personal risk profile during times of market volatility.
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Education (basics)
There are a number of factors to consider when assessing a new bond investment – not just the return
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Education (basics)
Reality #6 Once bonds are issued they are traded in the secondary market. You can buy bonds that are close to maturity, say with one or two years to go. You don’t have to buy new issue bonds
Education (basics)
Reality #5. If you invest direct, you have control over which companies you invest in, when you buy and sell bonds that may influence tax, the benefit of knowing when interest will be paid to you and how much will be paid. You can also take advantage of the natural maturity of bonds to have capital returned to you.
Education (basics)
Myth #4 Fixed Income returns are low and will be a drag on my portfolio’s performance
Education (basics)
If you’re unsure about bonds, this series of articles which delves into the “Seven Key Myths” may help. Myth #1 My portfolio consists of shares and cash and I don’t need a bond exposure
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At FIIG
The team at FIIG share their favourite reads and podcasts for 2020
Trade opportunities
News of several efficacious COVID-19 vaccines appears to be driving sentiment and has seen November deliver the best month for equity markets since the 1960's.
Company research
Darryl Bruce outlines some of the key considerations for investors when constructing their fixed income portfolio.
Opinion,Commentary
2020 brought us the global COVID-19 pandemic, bushfires, floods and drought and the lowest interest rate in over 5,000 years of economic history; here we look at how the bond market has held up through all this turbulence.
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