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Are GICs a substitute for bonds?

Laddered GICs can replace bonds in a balanced portfolio.

Are GICs a substitute for bonds?

Bonds

The simple guide to buying bonds

Stocks get all the glory, but bonds are just as important. Here’s a guide to the other side of...

The simple guide to buying bonds

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Best short-term investments

Bonds and GICs don’t pay well but they may be your best short-term investment option.

Best short-term investments
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Where to hold fixed income

Minimize your tax bill by holding bonds and GICs in registered accounts.

Where to hold fixed income

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Saving too much? Nice problem to have!

A new report suggests some Americans are saving too much for retirement.

Saving too much? Nice problem to have!
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How to cope with financial repression

Interest rates may stay low longer than expected but there’s a silver lining: the bond bull market may not...

How to cope with financial repression

Bonds

The truth about bond prices

Retail buyers usually pay a big premium—1% or more—over the wholesale or institutional market.

The truth about bond prices

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5 reasons to own bonds now

Expectations that the Fed might taper led to a bond rout this summer. But so long as uncertainty reigns,...

5 reasons to own bonds now

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How not to prepare for a bear market in bonds

The risk of rising interest rates has become an obsession in the financial media. Those risks are undeniably real:...

How not to prepare for a bear market in bonds

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