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Why doesn't my bond ETF provide a hedge against stock indexes in the way I thought it would?
I own BND in an attempt to hedge my portfolio against my stock ETF declines, based off of the Bogleheads philosophy. I've noticed that with this ETF, over the relative long term, I've made but modest ...
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Do bond funds have an inherent advantage over individual bonds within a portfolio?
Background: I am constructing a simple ETF portfolio consisting of 70% stocks and 30% bonds. Every three months, I will add money into the portfolio, and rebalance the portfolio to restore its 70/30 ...
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Characterising risks of an corporate/goverment bond ETF's
I have been looking at different conservative investment strategies such as 50/50 "interest fund", "global stock fund" and "the permanent portfolio".
As an alternative, I was looking for corporate ...
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Bond ETF's: why isn't the nominal value of the underlying asset mentioned anywhere?
I am wondering why you never see the (weighted) nominal value of the underlying assets of a bond ETF mentioned anywhere.
It seems to me this information is needed to determine whether a bond ETF is ...
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