# Bonds & Fixed Income Investments **URL:** https://discussion.fool.com/c/investing-strategies/bonds-fixed-income-investments/42.md [Latest](https://discussion.fool.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discussion.fool.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discussion.fool.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Bonds & Fixed Income Investments category](https://discussion.fool.com/t/about-the-bonds-fixed-income-investments-category/171)
**Author:** [@system](https://discussion.fool.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/about-the-bonds-fixed-income-investments-category/171 "2022-09-26T18:12:08Z")
--- ## [Time to buy a bond fund?](https://discussion.fool.com/t/time-to-buy-a-bond-fund/126605)
**Author:** [@blacktreechaser](https://discussion.fool.com/u/blacktreechaser)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/time-to-buy-a-bond-fund/126605 "2026-10-01T06:16:16Z")
Share prices of a lot of bond funds (muni, corporate) have dropped quite a bit in the past month or so. Time to buy yet in order to reap a nice capital gain down the road? I have done this before, with muni bond funds,… --- ## [A CD experiment](https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-cd-experiment/124571)
**Author:** [@MarkR](https://discussion.fool.com/u/MarkR)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-cd-experiment/124571 "2026-07-20T01:18:02Z")
I have not been able to find any good very short-term places for some of my money. This is money that needs to remain mostly liquid, but not so liquid that it needs to be in a day-demand account (money market, savings, c… --- ## [Leibowitz obituary](https://discussion.fool.com/t/leibowitz-obituary/125320)
**Author:** [@blacktreechaser](https://discussion.fool.com/u/blacktreechaser)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/leibowitz-obituary/125320 "2026-06-28T20:40:02Z")
The link may or may not work. It’s a good read. OLE, ole, ole, ole. Hope you are all enjoying the games. I would have had half of all the players cautioned by now for dissent or simulation, and the other half dismiss… --- ## [Treasury Bills versus CDs](https://discussion.fool.com/t/treasury-bills-versus-cds/123961)
**Author:** [@MarkR](https://discussion.fool.com/u/MarkR)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/treasury-bills-versus-cds/123961 "2026-03-31T17:31:03Z")
For the last few years, I found that T-bills yielded better than CDs and better than the various cash savings accounts. So I regularly bought T-bills twice each week (of all the various types, 4-week, 6-week, 8-week, 13-… --- ## [A bond experiment](https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-bond-experiment/123356)
**Author:** [@MarkR](https://discussion.fool.com/u/MarkR)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-bond-experiment/123356 "2026-03-01T04:05:17Z")
@Arindam mentioned in an earlier post - I too happen to have a large amount of cash sitting in a brokerage sweep money market fund. I noticed that the yield has dropped from about 4% to 3.31% recently. That’s quite a d… --- ## [A Bond vs Stock Comparison](https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-bond-vs-stock-comparison/123476)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-bond-vs-stock-comparison/123476 "2026-02-20T20:36:01Z")
Reputedly, stocks offer more reward than bonds. Generally, that is the case, because stocks generally reprice inflation. But betting on a company’s stock versus its bond doesn’t always offer a better, long-term return. S… --- ## [Structuring Bond Portfolios](https://discussion.fool.com/t/structuring-bond-portfolios/123386)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/structuring-bond-portfolios/123386 "2026-02-14T17:36:49Z")
The role that bonds might play in building portfolios will vary from not using them at all to depending on them heavily. Therefore, there can be no one right way to build portfolios with them (or not). But here is how I’… --- ## [Exchange-Traded Debt](https://discussion.fool.com/t/exchange-traded-debt/123355)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/exchange-traded-debt/123355 "2026-02-13T01:18:38Z")
Quantum Online has the best scanner for finding exchanged-traded debt, most of which are of low-tier creditworthiness or are spec-grade. But some of the companies have reasonable financials, and if nearby maturities are … --- ## [Holding Zeros in an IRA?](https://discussion.fool.com/t/holding-zeros-in-an-ira/123350)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/holding-zeros-in-an-ira/123350 "2026-02-11T19:17:59Z")
Where to hold zero-coupon bonds is a taxing problem. (Pun intended.) If they are held in a cash or margin account, the implied interest received each year is considered a taxable event. If that zero-coupon bond defaults,… --- ## [Transocean's Bonds, a Retrospective](https://discussion.fool.com/t/transoceans-bonds-a-retrospective/123325)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/transoceans-bonds-a-retrospective/123325 "2026-02-10T00:48:13Z")
A question was asked of me in another forum of how it was possible to have a 26.9% YTM on a bond. Here is the simple answer. “Buy the bond cheaply, and then hope it doesn’t default.” Seriously, that’s the essence of high… --- ## [Shopping for Bonds?](https://discussion.fool.com/t/shopping-for-bonds/123320)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/shopping-for-bonds/123320 "2026-02-09T18:57:37Z")
My guess is that most investors don’t buy individual bonds. Other than CDs or Treasuries, they use a bond fund for the fixed-income portion of their portfolio, if they bother with that asset class at all. The pros and co… --- ## [Treehouse's 4s of '28 Called](https://discussion.fool.com/t/treehouses-4s-of-28-called/123302)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/treehouses-4s-of-28-called/123302 "2026-02-08T16:32:28Z")
Bonds come with a lot of risks, one of which is ‘call risk’. But if the bond is bought at a sufficient discount to par, then the call might increase the YTM substantially. 03/18/22, I bought Treehouse’s 4s of '28 as muc… --- ## [Israel's Market-Implied Bond Ratings](https://discussion.fool.com/t/israels-market-implied-bond-ratings/123263)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/israels-market-implied-bond-ratings/123263 "2026-02-06T17:10:36Z")
Not all companies that borrow money by issuing bonds pay to have those bonds rated by the credit agencies. But every bond sold does receive an ‘implied rating’ by how “the market” prices that debt. When the ‘agency-assig… --- ## [ETF Bond Funds Don't Offer Much Reward](https://discussion.fool.com/t/etf-bond-funds-dont-offer-much-reward/122976)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/etf-bond-funds-dont-offer-much-reward/122976 "2026-01-18T22:35:31Z")
Bond funds exist in three forms: open-end, closed-end, and exchange-traded. This post will only deal with the latter. There are dozens of places where one could find a list of all the ETF bonds funds there are. But FinV… --- ## [Vinnie, Some Bonds to Consder](https://discussion.fool.com/t/vinnie-some-bonds-to-consder/122901)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/vinnie-some-bonds-to-consder/122901 "2026-01-13T20:54:14Z")
Vinnie, I moved this post to this forum, instead of where we were having an exchange on that AFGC bond, because it’s a better fit here. To repeat, my worry about AFGC is that its far-off maturity in 2059 means that ta… --- ## [Venezuela Bonds Climb](https://discussion.fool.com/t/venezuela-bonds-climb/122810)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/venezuela-bonds-climb/122810 "2026-01-06T15:56:57Z")
The country gets invaded, but its bonds are catching a bid? Crazy world we live in. --- ## [Quill. Take a Look at This Chart](https://discussion.fool.com/t/quill-take-a-look-at-this-chart/122578)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/quill-take-a-look-at-this-chart/122578 "2025-12-23T15:35:53Z")
The chart plots your favorite stock (HLC bars) versus COSW (the blue line) a weekly pay CC ETF that uses COST as its underlying. As you can see, if the underlying isn’t doing well, then neither will be the derivative i… --- ## [Chuck, Some Follow-up](https://discussion.fool.com/t/chuck-some-follow-up/122622)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/chuck-some-follow-up/122622 "2025-12-20T21:22:05Z")
Chuck, As I said previously, bonds are puts. Once that insight is understood, the bond game becomes obvious. E.g., on 01/29/21 I bought someone’s 7’s of '28 at 46.175. Why was the bond discounted? That was in the early … --- ## [To Buy or Not to Buy?](https://discussion.fool.com/t/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/122568)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/to-buy-or-not-to-buy/122568 "2025-12-18T03:05:37Z")
The yields currently offered in the bond market aren’t those of 20 years ago when it was possible to buy a solid double-BB and get a YTM of 12% or better, and sometimes as much as 28%. (Buy Xerox’s 8’s of '27 at 34, have… --- ## [A List of Weekly Pay CC ETFs](https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-list-of-weekly-pay-cc-etfs/122575)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-list-of-weekly-pay-cc-etfs/122575 "2025-12-17T18:48:13Z")
--- ## [Quill, a Question for You about Selecting Which CC ETFs to Buy](https://discussion.fool.com/t/quill-a-question-for-you-about-selecting-which-cc-etfs-to-buy/122573)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/quill-a-question-for-you-about-selecting-which-cc-etfs-to-buy/122573 "2025-12-17T17:36:33Z")
Quill, FinViz lists 254 ETFs that have a div yld of 10% or better. That’s a lot of tickers to research. Can you offer a shortcut method for selecting which ones might be worth considering? Thanks in advance. Post Scri… --- ## [Tesla's latest IPO](https://discussion.fool.com/t/teslas-latest-ipo/121651)
**Author:** [@juscrzn4fun2](https://discussion.fool.com/u/juscrzn4fun2)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/teslas-latest-ipo/121651 "2025-10-16T18:58:34Z")
what do you think of Musk’s latest IPO offering? --- ## [Re-investing callable bonds](https://discussion.fool.com/t/re-investing-callable-bonds/120288)
**Author:** [@yiahrima](https://discussion.fool.com/u/yiahrima)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/re-investing-callable-bonds/120288 "2025-07-31T05:22:16Z")
Any down sides of investing in (and reinvesting in) 10yr or 20yr callable FHLB bonds (besides the risk of rates dropping)? Not asking about the investment quality of FHLB, but specifically interested in the dynamics of … --- ## [Municipal Bonds in Tax Advantaged Account](https://discussion.fool.com/t/municipal-bonds-in-tax-advantaged-account/120176)
**Author:** [@davidBHMTPA](https://discussion.fool.com/u/davidBHMTPA)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/municipal-bonds-in-tax-advantaged-account/120176 "2025-07-27T05:07:30Z")
I have been diversifying my portfolio over the past year as I get closer to retirement (less than 4 years until full-retirement-age). I was about 95% equities this time last year and have gotten closer to 60/40 at this t… --- ## [I bond redemption](https://discussion.fool.com/t/i-bond-redemption/114012)
**Author:** [@Salvee](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Salvee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/i-bond-redemption/114012 "2025-03-03T13:09:11Z")
Hello I bonds bought in April 2022. I redeemed 1 of 2 I bonds in December 2024. Is the waiting period for redeeming another, 12 months or a calendar year. Thank you Sal --- ## [Beneficiary for paper I bonds](https://discussion.fool.com/t/beneficiary-for-paper-i-bonds/111725)
**Author:** [@blacktreechaser](https://discussion.fool.com/u/blacktreechaser)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 5:46am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/beneficiary-for-paper-i-bonds/111725 "2025-01-07T05:46:29Z")
I bought some I bonds, back from when they sent you the actual bond. Is there an easy way to name a beneficiary for them? I supposed the easiest solution would be to cash them in and pass the money on in cash --- ## [BLE gain expectations](https://discussion.fool.com/t/ble-gain-expectations/109044)
**Author:** [@pauleckler](https://discussion.fool.com/u/pauleckler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/ble-gain-expectations/109044 "2024-09-26T22:16:47Z")
Estimating the yield gain from leverage, ie borrowing at short rates and increasing yield by investing in long bonds I find the average differential on 2 yr to 10 yr T-bills is 0.86%. If $1000 invested pays 6 per cent i… --- ## [Looking for Yield?](https://discussion.fool.com/t/looking-for-yield/108989)
**Author:** [@Arindam](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Arindam)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/looking-for-yield/108989 "2024-09-25T18:13:02Z")
The Fed is clueless about the real economy. So it cut interest rates as a pre-election favor to the current regime. That means savers now have to scramble even harder for yield. But where to look when inflation is runnin… --- ## [A word about CDs](https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-word-about-cds/108444)
**Author:** [@Goofyhoofy](https://discussion.fool.com/u/Goofyhoofy)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/a-word-about-cds/108444 "2024-09-01T17:30:09Z")
There is, according to one source I recently read, more than $3 trillion dollars locked up in CD’s, more than half of that in 1 year CDs. And much of that started flowing into those instruments a year or so ago, when int… [Next page](https://discussion.fool.com/c/investing-strategies/bonds-fixed-income-investments/42.md?page=1)