Thanks for the great explanation. In terms of TIPS vs non-TIPS, I've seen a lot more talk about TIPS on here post-COVID, which is when inflation went up significantly and people started to see their traditionally "safe" asset class lose value. Is this a reason that people are looking to shorter term bonds and specifically inflation protected bonds?It's that I love TIPS, but am also just a little too timid to go to 100% TIPS.
It seems sensible to have a slice and dice bond allocation as you get closer to retirement because wouldn't a total bond fund (like BND) be risky if we had another COVID situation in the bond market? Both equities and bonds were down.
Statistics: Posted by GeldSparen — Sun Sep 28, 2025 3:50 pm — Replies 6 — Views 294