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Why I’m Not Buying I Bonds, the “Flight to Safety,” and Optimism

The Money with Katie Show

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Eye Bonds for Young Investors Are a Distraction From the Long Term Plan

The closer you bought to the bottom in the summer of 19 32, the greater the long term benefit of that purchase. Every hundred dollars invested at the lows would grow to 12 hundred dollars - three times greater than the growth of a 100 dollar purchase made in 19 30. People do typically flee to fixed income and per ceived safer assets during bear markets. So why are we hearing about this now? Well, during drawdowns in the recent past, inflation wasn't as high, so we didn't even have this temptation to contend with.

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