ok so do you agree bonds are very safe investment ?

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Whether an investment tool in safe or not would depend on the risk appetite of the investor. For a person with a very low risk profile probably the bond might the safest investment option available in the market.

safest as far as the inflation rates donot peak ..

They are for the ones who have lost a quite on markets coz of Blind investing or the ones who wants to retire and dont really wanna research theie investment..

For young blood who think bonds are the safest book should consult "Peter Lynch"

government bonds i mean't they have a fix date when your money will be doubled and given back to you, like say 5-7 years period.

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"Greater risk means more return" am i right?

absolutely , bonds are just a division of your investment portfolio, here we are looking for safety for part of your investments, my bonds portfolio would be 2-4% of my investments

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Yes, if it goes your way. But it also means potentially bigger losses.

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Yes it might be safe. But if you'd use the money a business, you'll definitely get more profit. But good if you have lots of idle cash.

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Bonds are good, but there is never going to be huge profits. But they are better than just leaving your money in a standard bank account.

However I would prefer the internet, stock market, or real estate!

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Really depends on your age and risk profile on how much to put into bonds. For someone in their low 30s I'd say be more aggressive with other investments and only max out 5-10% of your portfolio in low yield bonds or a cash fund. Having some bonds will help diversify your portfolio; remember as one investment goes up another usually goes down and bonds can help balance this.

If you do go heavier into bonds remember to stagger the maturity dates and also get a good mix of different sources of bonds. There are a lot of sources out there like I bonds, corporate bonds, bond mutual funds, etc.

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