A Hazard of Buying Bond Funds Now

  A number of us here at Weiss have been warning you about the dangers of buying bonds in this ultra-low-interest-rate environment, especially longer-dated U.S. Treasuries. But as I recently told my Dad’s Income Portfolio subscribers, I think mainstream investors are still ignoring the risks they’re taking with bonds, particularly when it comes to fixed-income mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. And this topic is so important that I want to explore it a little more today with you. After all … Investors Have Been Snapping Up Bond Funds at a Record Pace Lately According to the Investment Company Institute, investors were net sellers of stock market mutual funds in the first seven… . . . → Full Story: A Hazard of Buying Bond Funds Now