The biggest thing you can do is to determine what you actually want from the investment. There have been several investors who have posted about their (incorrect) assumptions regarding BND, total bond fund, bond funds in general etc, and being disappointed with the recent bond market decline, and corresponding drop in their NAV for their bond fund.Wow, I have read everyone's view on BND and my head is spinning. Very good advice and somethings for me to think about.
BND is NOT "Safe". It is less volatile than equity funds, and historically its WORST ever decline is much less than the WORST decline in equity markets, but if seeing the balance drop will hurt you, you may want to look elsewhere.
Statistics: Posted by coachd50 — Fri Jun 21, 2024 7:57 pm