05-17-2015, 09:07 PM
(05-17-2015, 01:32 PM)crimsonghost747 Wrote: A bond fund has never even crossed my mind. Few were recommended to me but seeing as I have access to a good selection of corporate bonds at low commissions, I will never go with a fund. Most funds trade bonds actively, though I know that there are some which buy and hold until maturity. I think with bonds the buy & hold really works as it doesn't matter what is happening with the market: you know that you will get the % on your original investment at certain intervals and the capital back at a certain date... no matter what situation the market is going through.
Already own one bond (maturity in 2021) but definitely looking to add a bit more with maturity in 2018 or so, since that is the time when I might need some of this cash back.
Have you ever thought of Preferreds?