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Cash May Prove Better Portfolio Protector Than Bonds

TedTed
in Fund Discussions
FYI: With bond yields at historic lows, cash may now be in a rare period when it offers better portfolio protection and diversification than bonds.

Yields on benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury notes are just 2.2 percent, driven nearly 40 basis points lower since March by a rally in bond prices on moderate growth and sluggish inflation.
Regards,
Ted
http://www.fa-mag.com/news/cash-may-prove-better-portfolio-protector-than-bonds-33024.html?print

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  • VintageFreakVintageFreak
    Hey I said it first !!! :-X Today's James Bond should start drinking his Martini's stirred and stop trying to shake things up.
  • hank
    edited June 2017
    Haven't read article, but I'm with VF on this. Cash is not trash. And I can't get too excited about a 2% bond.
    Speaking of Bond, Roger Moore passed away recently. Likely @Ted has already linked the story, but I'll link it again here. Watched his Moonraker on Bluray last night and enjoyed it a lot. A classic from 1979.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/movies/roger-moore-dead-james-bond.html?_r=0
  • Sven
    Agree. It takes patience to hold cash. June's Fed meeting may tell whether another 25 basis point rate hike will take place.
  • VintageFreakVintageFreak
    ICMAX, PVFIX, COBYX, MOATX, etc. et. al. FIN.
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