The Differences Between Total Bond Market and Total National Bond Market

Garrett: What would you suggest for younger investors versus older investors within their bond allocations? Garrett: It all comes down to risk and return, and how much an investor is comfortable straying from a total bond market type approach. Older investors may want to overweight, short-term, or intermediate-term corporate,. But understanding that that will be possibly higher losses if the equity market isn't doing well as those are corporates at the expense of treasuries.