Tag: 30-Year Bonds
Bond Investing in Your 70s
We should all plan on enjoying our 70s while preserving capital. Even better, we can help our family build generational wealth while we travel the world. There is much to accomplish in the later chapters of life, but it requires financial sophistication to achieve our goals. Welcome back to the Bond Investing at Any Age…
Bond Investing in Your 60s
What happens when you turn 60 (59.5)? That’s right; you gain access to your taxable 401Ks and non-taxable Roth IRAs. I’m not a big fan of the 401K system because it is basically a high-yield savings account. We have people turning 60 with a large pot of money and no skills to handle it. Welcome…
Middle-Class Investing 106: Using Bonds to Create Safe Cash Flow
As we start understanding assets, we see value in safely accumulating more things that produce money. Just because we are middle-class doesn’t mean we can’t have access to some significant investment products. Treasury bonds are the safest investment instruments we can buy; we can purchase them directly from the US Treasury (like large institutions). Retirement…
High-Yield Bond Reinvestment in Action
I recently discussed high-yield bond reinvestment as a safe way to assume more risk in your portfolio. It’s a great way to dabble in the waters of income investing. My 30-year bonds just paid me their semi-annual payments, so it’s time to reinvest. Today, I will walk through how to convert a reasonably low-yield coupon…
Bond Investing in Your 30s
I have written many articles covering the special period called your 30s. In every piece, I cite the 30s as the most expensive and stressful time in your life. Retirement Planning in Your 30s Real Estate Investing in Your 30s Staying Debt-Free in Your 30s Dividend Investing in Your 30s Let’s continue the tradition with…
How to Buy and Track 30-Year Treasury Bonds
I was writing an article about my Recession Investing Plan yesterday and realized how tricky it is to purchase 30-Year Treasury Bonds. I started buying these bonds three years ago and had to learn via trial and error. I haven’t purchased a 30-Year bond in a couple of years because yields have been low. Free…
