re: No love for bonds?

I am between a rock and a hard place with bond mutual funds in my 401K. As previously stated, if interest rates go up (and they will) the value of bond funds will go down. The shorter the maturity and the duration the less value they will lose. I’ve thought about moving my bond funds inside my 401k to US Treasuries which is an option I have. Outside of my 401K I have thought about buying actual bonds not bond funds. If you hold bonds to maturity you don’t lose anything and you get your invested amount back. However, you give up diversification and have more risk of default.

I’m trying to pay attention and see what good alternatives there might be.