Anonymous

04 May 2019

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General Investing

Is investing in bonds necessary? If so, what type of bonds if I’m looking to be invested in a long time horizon about 20 years?

Trying to build my investment portfolio currently investing in mutual funds. Not quite sure whether I should be investing in bonds too? If so, what type of bonds if I’m looking to be invested in a long time horizon about 20 years

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Khuan Yew Cheah

04 May 2019

Bonds can be a part of your investment portfolio as they are less volatile than equities. There are government bonds, corporate bonds and high-yield bonds. However, you can consider the CPF Special Account as similar to government bonds. Therefore, you should only consider corporate bonds or high-yield bonds as part of an overall investment portfolio.

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Ang Yee Gary

23 Apr 2019

Medicine at National University Of Singapore

For long term bonds interest rate risk and reinvestment risk should be considered.
U need to have a view on how interest rates will move in next 20 years.

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Hariz Arthur Maloy

22 Apr 2019

Independent Financial Advisor at Promiseland Independent

Always a good to have to provide some negative correlation with your equity holdings. If you're alre...

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