Originally Posted by
Beagle
No bonds per se. I hold some REIT's and have held several of the gentailiers as a form of bond alternative, am very happy with the returns.
I am very wary of the potential for capital losses on bonds at present going forward into 2020 and beyond. 2.8% on short term deposit with Heartland a much safer bet for people wanting fixed interest in my opinion. Long bond corporate debt generally looks like a risky bet to me going forward from here with the current extraordinarily low, (100 year lows ?) rates on offer. (Acknowledge anyone with good quality long bonds has had a good few years of returns lately)...but going forward ????
What do you think mate ? If you must hold bonds I'd be keeping the maturity very short at this stage.