Ask any retiree about bonds and you'll hear nothing but grumbling at this point. Bonds are usually the safest investment returning a solid, scheduled, and stable return....money to live on if you will.
Bond yields have dropped considerably. The 10 year yield is now at, or below 1.500%. Last year the 10 year treasury was at 3%. Read the linked Guardian article to understand where the bond yields have gone, why, and what this means.
Like I tell many people, ignore the stock market. That's noise... Watch the bond market. The Bond market is where all the action is at right now.
Explaining current US Treasury rates is beyond even the economic prophets
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