bond funds Archives

Fancy a short duration index-linked gilt fund to guard against inflation?

on April 24, 2024

The new short duration linker fund from iShares would be a great portfolio addition, if only we could get it

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on September 19, 2023

The best bond funds for passive investors are big, broad, and cheap. (Insert your favourite saucy simile here).

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For MAVENS and MOGULS on September 12, 2023

Duration matching with bond funds? Pah! It’s easy after you’ve read this 10,000 word treatise on the topic

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For MAVENS and MOGULS on August 15, 2023

Why duration matching your bonds to your time horizon isn’t the no-brainer it’s been made out to be.

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on December 6, 2022

Our bond terms explainer – busting bond jargon for longer than we care to think about.

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on November 1, 2022

How to think through choosing your bond funds.

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on October 25, 2022

How to use duration to assess the risk embedded in your bond funds

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on September 8, 2021

How to identify and understand the key info on a bond fund’s webpage.

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on May 11, 2021

Do you think bonds are old hat? Do you fear a bond crash? Then read this riposte.

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