Buckle your seatbelt!
Posted on 02/24/2021 11:27:36 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
“The entire media has the idea that continued prosperity for bond holders is critical and anytime they have losses the entire nation must mobilize to protect them.”
Cheat people out of nearly $30 trillion and at least one person is going to be very, very upset.
The 30 year bond index was 180 on Oct 1 2020. The index has been on a decline ever since and today the index is 161.
If you lived in Zimbabwe or Venezuela 30 years ago and you bought a 30-year U.S. bond paying 3%, you made out very well.
They are most likely shutting the Fed down for good. I’m hearing that just a little while ago the ability of the Fed to to transfer money to the banks has been stopped. I’m guessing this is the start of the rollout of the quantum financial system. If you go to the Federal Reserve site it shows most of their services are no longer available.
Earning 2% for a year or shorter maturity feels pretty decent right now.
Bill - year or less
Note - 2 to 10 years
Bond - longer than 10 years
bkmk
That’s what happens when investing; sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. But, not if you’re the democrat backers of Solyndra.
Leverage. Including bond futures as well as margined purchases.
That’s not entirely true. The House wins ultimately. S as nd Rocko and Knuckles will convince you if necessary.
Bond prices are very volatile. If you have a long term bond and interest rates go up, the value of your bond drops. Sure, you'll get all the principal - many years later.
That's what you get for listening to Q.
No actually its a fact.
Stocks like AMD in 1 day do 2.60%.
I will play the market. Only way I have made money.
Of course it is.
Buckle your seatbelt!
“””Bond prices are very volatile. If you have a long term bond and interest rates go up, the value of your bond drops. Sure, you’ll get all the principal - many years later.”””
Unless that person paid more than par for the bond when they bought it.
Most of the bond funds bought bonds at 50% above par of 100 and those who bought those funds will have their clocks cleaned.
Once I get rich I will buy something stable.. : )
“Most of the bond funds bought bonds at 50% above par of 100 and those who bought those funds will have their clocks cleaned.”
Nope. Those bonds are paying higher interest rates.
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