Why Bonds Are a Good Investment for Millennials?

CNBC's John Defterios talks about the bond market and how it fits into a millennial portfolio. He says stocks don't give you a guaranteed rate of return, but bonds do. "Bonds have a return of principal function on them," he says.

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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

09:18 - Understanding the basics of valuations and how to interpret price multiples.
17:00 - What the Shiller P/E (CAPE) ratio is, and why it is telling us future returns are expected to be low going forward.
25:46 - What Lance thinks are some catalysts that could cause the market to mean revert to historically normal valuation levels.
31:35 - Why the Buffett Indicator is a valuable valuation tool and why it is saying markets are overvalued today.
38:05 - The relationship between earnings and GDP and why EPS cannot grow faster than GDP in the long run.
49:50 - Why Lance thinks bonds are the best investment right now and what investment strategy he recommends.
And much, much more!

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