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It's more accurate to say that bonds are uncorrelated with the stock market. You can verify this yourself by plotting a broad bond ETF like BND against the S&P
by mdorazio 8y ago
It's more accurate to say that bonds are uncorrelated with the stock market. You can verify this yourself by plotting a broad bond ETF like BND against the S&P 500 or DJIA. You won't get a magic bump in bonds when the market goes into a recession, you just won't lose a bunch of money, either.