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re: Municipal Bonds........
Posted on 2/21/10 at 2:30 pm to tirebiter
Posted on 2/21/10 at 2:30 pm to tirebiter
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bought many of those when prices were down
this is true, but regardless of whether their value goes up or down, I still get the interest at a constant rate.
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trading at a premium to face value
Yea, I've stopped buying .. but if the OP doesn't have any, he might:
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hold fixed income to reduce the overall volatility of 'his' portfolio
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7-yr AAA GO is trading with yield of 2.26%
I'd go w/ the higher yield Muni.
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buying a 7-yr 3.5% CD
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my portfolio and tend to stay on the shorter end
3.5% CD sounds good to me; 7 yr doesn't.
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Posted on 2/22/10 at 9:18 am to Fat Man
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3.5% CD sounds good to me; 7 yr doesn't.
The beauty of it is, especially if someone was choosing a bond fund, is you can break the CD and not lose principal after 3-6 months depending on the agreement, and reinvest at higher rates. Try to do that with a bond or bond fund and you will lose money, especially on intermediate to longer term bonds.
30-yr TIPS are auctioned today, will have to see what the rate ends up at, I am not buying any regardless.
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