In this episode, we answer a question from Mark about preparing for his impending retirement and begin our analysis of the SPDR Long Term Corporate Bond Fund, SPLB, using David Stein's Ten Questions to Master Investing:

1.  What is it?
2.  Is it an investment, a speculation, or a gamble?
3.  What is the upside?
4.  What is the downside?
5.  Who is on the other side of the trade?
6.  What is the investment vehicle?
7.  What does it take to be successful?
8.  Who is getting a cut?
9.  How does it impact your portfolio?
10.  Should you invest?

Links:  

Episode 68 And Links:   Risk Parity Radio Episode 68

Asset Correlation Analyzer:   Asset Correlations (portfoliovisualizer.com)

Episode 14 (Bonds Part One):  Risk Parity Radio Episode 14

Episode 16 (Bonds Part Two):  Risk Parity Radio Episode 16

SPLB Fact Sheet:  Fact Sheet:  SPDR® Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF

SPLB Summary Prospectus:  Summary Prospectus for SPLB

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