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8. One other things come to mind -- the bonds of a sane developed country

Reply to pangaia (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 10:43 PM

Dec 2017

whose Prime Minister or whatever is not named Donald J. Caligula. Though off the top of my head, European countries with good fiscal situations have negative or close to negative yields. Probably Japan is not much better yield-wise and their debt to GDP ratio was well over 200%. But their yields stay low because the Japanese people for the most part have faith in them and keep buying them in large quantities (and thus their government bond market is less dependent on the whims of foreign investors). Or so I read a few years ago.

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Question about T-Bills [View all] pangaia Dec 2017 OP

they are safe unless these assholes start defaulting on US debt. lapfog_1 Dec 2017 #1

THAT and something like it is my concern... pangaia Dec 2017 #2

Not an investment adviser, but if T-Bills or other treasury securities go south, we are all screwed. Hoyt Dec 2017 #3

Thanks Hoyt, pangaia Dec 2017 #4

I'm still working, but as soon as I sell my house and down-size (from something that wasn't that big Hoyt Dec 2017 #6

I had to take a peek at the treasury bill / bond yields ... progree Dec 2017 #5

Thanks progree.. pangaia Dec 2017 #7

One other things come to mind -- the bonds of a sane developed country progree Dec 2017 #8

I never thought of foreign markets.. I'll do a little research thanks.. pangaia Dec 2017 #9

Fidelity has 88 different international bond funds A HERETIC I AM Dec 2017 #15

I was in PONDX for the last few years, not international but... pangaia Dec 2017 #17

Bond fund prices usually do not fluctuate all that much. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2017 #19

Thank you... pangaia Dec 2017 #20

Safe, but horrible rate of return Kilgore Dec 2017 #10

You know that you don't get that 1.48% for the 6 months, right? A HERETIC I AM Dec 2017 #12

Right. But safe is what I need. I can not lose it. pangaia Dec 2017 #13

You don't have anything to worry about. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2017 #11

Thanks Heretic. pangaia Dec 2017 #14

My pleasure. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2017 #16

And the wind off your port quarter.... pangaia Dec 2017 #18

It's a question that touches several areas bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 #21