What you need to know to confidently invest in bonds.

Topics covered include:

• Key components of bond investing include face value, coupon rates, yield-to-maturity, duration, and convexity
• How to decide between owning longer-term or short-term bonds
• How to decide whether to own individual bonds or bond funds and ETFs
• When to use active bond management versus bond indexing
• How bullet bond ETFs work and when to use them
• How to know when to invest in municipal bonds and corporate bonds
• When should you own foreign bonds
• Should you own bonds in taxable or tax-deferred accounts
• A bond case study based on current interest rates

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Show Notes

A Complete Guide to Investing in I Bonds and TIPS—Money for the Rest of Us

Investments Mentioned

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH)

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF (IBTF)

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF (IBDQ)

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF (BND)

Doubleline Total Return Bond Fund (DBLTX)

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