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To: rstrahan

Me too, except I put it in many bond funds too. I’m a bit heavy in long-term treasury funds since they tend to go up a lot when equity mutual funds drop bigly.


20 posted on 01/24/2022 10:56:16 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right

“I’m a bit heavy in long-term treasury funds since they tend to go up a lot when equity mutual funds drop bigly.”

If you are in long-term bonds, when interest rates go higher, bonds lose principle value, you can get losses just like a stock.


29 posted on 01/24/2022 11:27:20 AM PST by rbmillerjr
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