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So the best thing to do is buy now. My parents retirement is screwed..these small interest bonds will mean nothing with 10x inflation..
by extremeMath 6y ago
So the best thing to do is buy now.
My parents retirement is screwed..these small interest bonds will mean nothing with 10x inflation..
- nine_zeros 6y agoThere is only one safe money and that is whatever the fed is willing to prop up. There aren't too many things left though.
- betterunix2 6y agoThere's always TIPS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasury_Inflation_Protected_Securities#TIPS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasury_Inflation_Protected_S... There is also the classic laddering strategy, where you buy bonds with a range of maturities in order to reinvest the principle from shorter maturity bonds if you anticipate rising rates on longer maturity securities, while mitigating the risk that rates do not rise (i.e. inflation never comes).
- RickJWagner 6y agoEvery investor needs to consider proper 'asset allocation'. Risk/return is a very important factor (and there are no known rights and wrongs).