Do Bonds Still Provide Diversification?
Longer-Term Trends in Diversification Benefits over the Past Two Decades, Treasury Bonds Have Provided the Best Diversification Benefit of Any Bond Type--and...
Do bonds offer diversification?
Bonds are a vital component of a well-balanced portfolio. Bonds produce higher returns than bank accounts, but risks remain relatively low for a diversified bond portfolio. Bonds in general, and government bonds in particular, provide diversification to stock portfolios and reduce losses.
Do bonds still make sense?
However, bonds are held for portfolio reasons too, as 2020 showed, bonds still pretty reliably rise in value during certain periods of market stress. Yes, it would be better if they offered more yield, but their portfolio role of offering some stability and protection may still hold up.
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